Nighthawk, Robert, 1909-1967

LC control no.	n 88611462
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Nighthawk, Robert, 1909-1967 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	McCullum, Robert Lee, 1909-1967 McCollum, Robert Lee, 1909-1967 McCoy, Robert Lee, 1909-1967 Night Hawk, Robert, 1909-1967 Ramblin' Bob, 1909-1967 Peetie's Boy, 1909-1967
Associated country	United States
Birth date	19091130
Death date	19671105
Place of birth	Helena (Ark.)
Place of death	Helena (Ark.)
Affiliation	Bluebird (Musical group) Testament (Firm) Chess Records (Firm)
Profession or occupation	Blues musicians Singers Harmonica players Guitarists
Found in	His Bricks in my pillow [SR] p1978: label (Robert Nighthawk) container (real name: Robert Lee McCullum (McCollum); b. 11-30-09 in Helena, Ark.; used name Robert Lee McCoy in 1930s; d. 11-5-67) And this is Maxwell Street [SR] 2000, p1998: container (Robert Night Hawk) booklet (also known as Robert Nighthawk, Robert Lee McCoy, and by other names; b. Robert McCollum (or McCullum), Nov. 30, 1909, d. Nov. 5, 1967, Helena, Ark.; blues guitarist) And this is Maxwell Street WWW homepage, Apr. 11, 2001 (Robert Nighthawk, Robert McCollum (Robert McCullum), Robert McCoy, Robert Lee McCoy, Ramblin' Bob, Peetie's Boy; b. Robert McCollum, Nov. 30, 1909, Helena, Ark.; d. Nov. 5, 1967, Helena, Ark. (or possibly Dundee, Miss.)) African American National Biography, accessed March 03, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Nighthawk, Robert; Robert Lee McCullum; blues musician/singer, harmonica player, guitarist, farmer; born 30 November 1909 in Helena, Arkansas, United States; began his musical career as a harmonica player but switched to guitar (around 1930); one of five St. Louis artists who participated in a marathon recording session for Bluebird in Aurora, Illinois (on 5 May 1937); worked as a house musician for Bluebird (1937-1940), the most prolific recording period of his career; a session for Chess resulted in a two-sided classic, “Black Angel Blues” and “Annie Lee Blues,” (1949); worked with a band called the Flames of Rhythm; recorded an album for the Testament label, and appeared at the Chicago Folk Festival; died 05 November, 1967, in Helena, Arkansas, United States)