Illustrated Robert Lee McCoy / Robert McCollum / Robert Nighthawk discography

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Robert Lee McCoy
a/k/a Robert Lee McCollum
a/k/a Robert Nighthawk
b. November 30, 1909 in Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
d. November 5, 1967 at his home in Helena, Arkansas
buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas
discography R O B E R T L E E Mc C O Y; source:
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#	year of release	title / label / notes
*10 inch 78 rpm* Since this ain't no museum, my aim is not to depict actually existing specimen of 78 rpm records, but to show the labels as pristine as workmanlike possible even if this - in some cases - takes a whole lot of my time to photoshop process the initial data
1	1937	Black Spider Dumplin' / Robert Lee McCoy Black Spider Dumplin' - Sold It To The Devil * @ youtube Robert Lee McCoy - Prowling Night-Hawk (07659-1) # @ youtube @ Spotify * rec. May 4, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; John D. Twitty, voc; poss. Black Bob, p; Big Bill Broonzy, g; unknown, sb # rec. May 5, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Joe Williams, g Bluebird B-6995 Big Joe Williams discography
2	1937	Sonny Boy Williamson - Skinny Woman (07654- ) @ youtube @ Spotify - Got The Bottle Up And Gone (07652-1) # @ youtube @ Spotify rec. May 5, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Sonny Boy Williamson, voc, hca; Joe Williams, g; Robert Lee McCoy, g, # voc Bluebird 7012 Big Joe Williams discography
3	6/1937	Big Joe - I Know You Gonna Miss Me (07661-1) @ youtube - Brother James (07663-1) @ youtube rec. May 5, 1937 in Aurora, IL; Joe Williams, voc, g; Robert Lee McCoy, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca Bluebird B-7022 (US 6/1937) Big Joe Williams discography
4	7/1937	Sonny Boy Williamson - Good Morning, School Girl (07649-1) @ youtube @ Spotify - Sugar Mama Blues (07653-1) @ youtube @ Spotify rec. May 5, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Sonny Boy Williamson, voc, hca; Joe Williams, g; Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird 7059 (US July 14, 1937) Big Joe Williams discography
5	1937	Big Joe - Rootin' Ground Hog (07662-1) @ youtube - I Won't Be In Hard Luck No More (07664-1) @ youtube rec. May 5, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Joe Williams, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird B-7065 Big Joe Williams discography
6	1937	Robert Lee McCoy - G-Man (07657-1) @ youtube - Sweet Pepper Mama (07660-1) # @ youtube rec. May 5, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; # Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Joe Williams, g Bluebird B-7090 Big Joe Williams discography
7	1937	Sonny Boy Williamson - Blue Bird Blues (07650- ) @ youtube - Jackson Blues (07651- ) @ youtube rec. May 5, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Sonny Boy Williamson, voc, hca; Joe Williams, g; Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird 7098 = Montgomery Ward M-7503 Big Joe Williams discography
8	1937	Tampa Red - Taking It And Make My Get Away (01881-1) * @ youtube Robert Lee McCoy - Tough Luck–Fox Trot (07655-1) # @ youtube * rec. December 21, 1936 in Chicago, IL; Tampa Red, voc, p; Willie B. James, g # rec. May 5, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Joe Williams, g Bluebird B-7115 Big Joe Williams discography Tampa Red discography
10	1938	Robert Lee McCoy - Mean Black Cat (016528-1) @ youtube - I Have Spent My Bones [sic, not "Bonus", at least that's what it says on the label] (016532-1) @ youtube rec. November 11, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; unknown, p; poss. Henry Townsend, g; Joe Williams, g Dixon, Godrich & Rye (1997): "There is some doubt whether Sonny Boy Williamson is the harmonica player on all titles on which a harmonica is present on this session" Bluebird B-7303 Big Joe Williams discography Henry Townsend discography
12	1938	Robert Lee McCoy - Take It Easy, Baby (016531-1) @ youtube - Mamie Lee (016530-1) @ youtube rec. November 11, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; unknown, p; poss. Henry Townsend, g; Joe Williams, g Dixon, Godrich & Rye (1997): "There is some doubt whether Sonny Boy Williamson is the harmonica player on all titles on which a harmonica is present on this session" Bluebird B-7386 Big Joe Williams discography Henry Townsend discography
14	1938	Robert Lee McCoy - My Friend Has Forsaken Me (016527-1) @ youtube - Brickyard (016529-1) @ youtube rec. November 11, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; unknown, p; poss. Henry Townsend, g; Joe Williams, g Dixon, Godrich & Rye (1997): "There is some doubt whether Sonny Boy Williamson is the harmonica player on all titles on which a harmonica is present on this session" Bluebird B-7416 Big Joe Williams discography Henry Townsend discography
16	1938	Washboard Sam and his Washboard Band - Want To Woogie Some More–F.T. (016501-1) * @ youtube Robert Lee McCoy - C N A (016533-1) # @ youtube unissued track from same session: Robert Lee McCoy - Danger Blues (016526-1) # # rec. November 11, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; unknown, p; poss. Henry Townsend, g; Joe Williams, g * rec. November 11, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Washboard Sam, voc, washb; Arnett Nelson, cl; Black Bob, p; Big Bill Broonzy, g; unknown, sb Dixon, Godrich & Rye (1997): "There is some doubt whether Sonny Boy Williamson is the harmonica player on all titles on which a harmonica is present on this session" Bluebird B-7440 = Montgomery Ward M-7499 Big Joe Williams discography Henry Townsend discography
17	1938	Henry Townsend - Now I Stay Away (016537-1) @ youtube - Lose Your Man (016534-1) @ youtube rec. November 11, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Henry Townsend, voc, g, unknown, p; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird B7453 (US 1937) Henry Townsend discography
18	1938	Henry Townsend - All I've Got's Gone (016535-1) @ youtube - A Ramblin' Mind (016536-1) @ youtube rec. November 11, 1937 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Henry Townsend, voc, g, unknown, p; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird B-7474 Henry Townsend discography
39	1939	Sonny Boy Williamson - Low Down Ways (030853-1) @ youtube - Bluebird Blues Part 2 (030851-1) @ youtube rec. December 17, 1938 in the Leland Hotel in Aurora, IL; Sonny Boy Williamson, voc, hca; Speckled Red, p; prob. Willie Hatcher, mand; prob. Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird B-7979 Speckled Red discography
40	1939	Speckled Red / Speckled Red Trio Speckled Red - Do The Georgia (030840-1) @ youtube Speckled Red Trio - St. Louis Stomp (instr) (030846-1) @ youtube rec. December 17, 1938 in the Leland Hotel in Aurora, IL; Speckled Red, voc, p; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Robert Lee McCoy, g; Willie Hatcher, mand Bluebird B-7985 Speckled Red discography
40a	1938	Ramblin' Bob - Big Apple Blues (030863-1) # @ youtube - She's Got What It Takes (030861-1) @ youtube rec. December 18, 1938 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; # Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; prob. Speckled Red, p; poss. Henry Townsend, g; Joe Williams, g Bluebird B-7987 = Montgomery Ward M-7910 Speckled Red discography Henry Townsend discography Big Joe Williams discography
41	1939	Sonny Boy Williamson - Susie-Q (030850-1) # @ youtube - Goodbye Red (030854-1) @ youtube rec. December 17, 1938 in the Leland Hotel in Aurora, IL; Sonny Boy Williamson, voc, hca; Speckled Red, p; # prob. Willie Hatcher, mand; prob. Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird B-7995 Speckled Red discography
42	1939	Willie Hatcher - So Unkind (030867-1) @ youtube - They're Mean To Me (030866-1) @ youtube rec. December 17, 1938 in the Leland Hotel in Aurora, IL; Willie Hatcher, voc, mand; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Speckled Red, p; Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird B-8003 Speckled Red discography
43	1939	Sonny Boy Williamson - Little Girl Blues (030852-1) @ youtube - Number Five Blues (030848-1) @ youtube rec. December 17, 1938 in the Leland Hotel in Aurora, IL; Sonny Boy Williamson, voc, hca; Speckled Red, p; prob. Willie Hatcher, mand; prob. Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird B-8010 Speckled Red discography
45	1938	Ramblin' Bob - Every Day And Night (030858-1) @ youtube - Ol' Mose (030859-1) @ youtube rec. December 18, 1938 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; prob. Speckled Red, p; poss. Henry Townsend, g; Joe Williams, g Bluebird B-8020 = Montgomery Ward M-7909 Big Joe Williams discography Speckled Red discography Henry Townsend discography
46	1939	Sonny Boy Williamson - The Right Kind Of Life (030855-1) @ youtube - Insurance Man Blues (030856-1) @ youtube rec. December 17, 1938 in the Leland Hotel in Aurora, IL; Sonny Boy Williamson, voc, hca; Speckled Red, p; prob. Willie Hatcher, mand; prob. Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird B-8034 Speckled Red discography
47	1939	Speckled Red - Take It Easy (030842-1) @ youtube - You Got To Fix It (030847-1) # @ youtube rec. December 17, 1938 in the Leland Hotel in Aurora, IL; Speckled Red, voc, p; # Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; Robert Lee McCoy, g; Willie Hatcher, mand Bluebird B-8036 Speckled Red discography
48	1939	Ramblin' Bob - Next Door Neighbor (030862-1) # @ youtube - Good Gamblin' (030865-1) * @ youtube rec. December 18, 1938 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; Sonny Boy Williamson, * hca, # sp; prob. Speckled Red, p; poss. Henry Townsend, g; Joe Williams, g Bluebird B-8059 = Montgomery Ward M-7908 Speckled Red discography Henry Townsend discography Big Joe Williams discography
49	1939	Ramblin' Bob - You're All I've Got To Live For (030860-1) @ youtube - Freight Train Blues (030864-1) # @ youtube rec. December 18, 1938 at Leland Hotel, Aurora, IL; Robert Lee McCoy, voc, g; # Sonny Boy Williamson, hca; prob. Speckled Red, p; poss. Henry Townsend, g; Joe Williams, g Bluebird B-8067 = Montgomery Ward M-7907 Speckled Red discography Henry Townsend discography Big Joe Williams discography
51	1939	Sonny Boy Williamson - Christmas Morning Blues (030849-1) @ youtube - Rainy Day Blues (030857-1) @ youtube rec. December 17, 1938 in the Leland Hotel in Aurora, IL; Sonny Boy Williamson, voc, hca; Speckled Red, p; prob. Willie Hatcher, mand; prob. Robert Lee McCoy, g Bluebird B-8094
*LP / CD compilations*
Will be completed and expanded with further details !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources