November 30, 2025
Robert Nighthawk
Robert Lee McCollum (November 30, 1909 – November 5, 1967 Helena, AK) was an American blues musician who played and recorded under the pseudonyms Robert Lee McCoyand Robert Nighthawk. He was the father of the blues musician Sam Carr. Nighthawk was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1983. He had a stroke followed by a heart attack and died of heart failure[1] at his home in Helena, Arkansas on November 5, 1967, aged 57. He is buried in Magnolia Cemetery, in Helena.