Robert Petway
A well-respected country blues artist despite his limited output, Robert Petway was a blues guitarist who recorded eight sides for Bluebird Records in 1941 and followed those up with eight more in 1942 (of which six were issued). Little biographical information is available on Petway, although it is known that he lived and played in Mississippi. The only surviving image of him shows him in overalls, holding a metal-bodied National resonator guitar. His song "Catfish Blues" gained some notoriety when it was recorded by Muddy Waters, who renamed it "Rollin' Stone," providing the inspiration years later for the name of the rock band, the Rolling Stones.
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Discography
7 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Presenting Robert Petway
Country - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 27 May 1941
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Blues Train
Jazz - Released by Black & Partner Licenses LLC on 2 May 2019
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Catfish Blues
Blues - Released by Ling Music Group on 1 Sep 2010
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My Baby Left Me
Jazz - Released by Jazz League Music on 23 Jun 2016
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Mississippi Blues (1935-1951)
Otto Virgial, Robert Petway, Robert Lockwood Jr.
Rock - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2022
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