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Within a few years, he resurfaced in 1948 as the electric slide guitarist Robert Nighthawk and began recording for Aristocrat and Chess Records. The latter was also Muddy Waters ' label. In 1949 and 1950, Nighthawk and Waters' styles were close enough that they competed for promotional activity.
Robert Nighthawk was one of the blues premier slide guitarists playing with a subtle elegance and a fluid, crystal clear style that was instantly recognizable. Nighthawk influenced a generation of artists including Elmore James, Muddy Waters, B.B. King and particularly Earl Hooker.
7 de sept. de 2022 · Robert Nighthawk se ganó la vida provechosamente gracias a la profusa radiodifusión en las zonas rurales del sur, realizando viajes ocasionales a Chicago con el objetivo de intentar medrar en la urbe. Fue en 1947 cuando el ilustre Elmore James quedo prendado del estilo guitarristico de Robert Nighthawk.
Robert Nighthawk is without doubt one of the most pivotal figures in blues history. By effortlessly bridging the gap between Chicago and Delta blues, he took his slide cues form Tampa Red and gave them a Mississippi edge that he learned from Houston Stackhouse.
30 de nov. de 2011 · A highly influential blues slide guitarist Robert Nighthawk, adapted and refined his technique on the instrument to accompany his mournful vocal style. Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Earl Hooker are direct musical offspring, and yet, despite his close ties to greatness, Nighthawk spent his musical life in relative obscurity.
Blues guitarist whose work from the late '30s to the early '60s bridged the gap between Delta and Chicago blues. Read Full Biography
Slide guitar master Robert Nighthawk was one of the first bluesmen to achieve regional stardom in the Delta through radio broadcasting. Following on the heels of Sonny Boy Williamson’s King Biscuit Time radio show, Nighthawk went on the air during World War II on the same station, KFFA in Helena, Arkansas.
