Friday, October 14, 2016

Robert Petway "Catfish Blues"


A virtually unknown bluesman named Robert Petway, and his recording of "Catfish Blues".  Very little is known about Robert Petway. He recorded only sixteen songs between 1941-1942 and there is only one photo available of him.  But this song, "Catfish Blues" is an important part of blues history!
For example Muddy Waters based his "Rollin' Stone" hit on this recording and you can hear it.

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