Robert
Petway

born about 1908, location unknown
date and location of death unknown

discography
R O B E R T   P E T W A Y; source: http://www.thedevilsmusic.net/lyrics/robert_petway.html
source of picture (image processed by Stefan Wirz)
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This discography is a non-commercial labor-of-love and is in no way associated with any business firm.
All I know about the resp. artist's / label's musical output is shown on this page. To purchase out-of-print records I recommend an ebay, gemm or google search. And - sorry for that - I have not the time to answer any e-mails asking me about further information, let alone duplicating out-of-print recordings I happen to own.

Stefan Wirz   www.wirz.de

Robert Petway 78 rpm / EP / LPs / CDs
#year
of release
titlelabel # / notes

10 inch 78 rpm
11941Robert Petway

- Let Me Be Your Boss (059480-1)
- Rockin' Chair Blues (059478-1)

rec. March 28, 1941 in Chicago, Ill.; Robert Petway, voc, g; prob. Alfred Elkins, imb



Bluebird B8726
21941Robert Petway

- Sleepy Woman Blues (059482-1)
- Don't Go Down Baby (059483-1)

rec. March 28, 1941 in Chicago, Ill.; Robert Petway, voc, g; prob. Alfred Elkins, imb



Bluebird B8756
31941Robert Petway

- Left My Baby Crying (059481-1)
- My Little Girl (059479-1)

rec. March 28, 1941 in Chicago, Ill.; Robert Petway, voc, g; prob. Alfred Elkins, imb



Bluebird B8786
41941Robert Petway

- Catfish Blues (059476-1)
- Ride 'Em On Down (059477-1)

rec. March 28, 1941 in Chicago, Ill.; Robert Petway, voc, g; prob. Alfred Elkins, imb

Bluebird B8838
51942Robert Petway

- Boogie Woogie Woman (074111-1) *
- Hollow Log Blues (0074112-1)

rec. February 20, 1942, Chicago., Ill.; Robert Petway, voc, g; Alfred Elkins, imb; * poss. Tommy McClennan, voc, sp

Tommy McClennan discography




Bluebird B8987
61942Robert Petway

- In The Evening (074113-1)
- Bertha Lee Blues (074108-1)

rec. February 20, 1942 in Chicago, Ill.; Robert Petway, voc, g; Alfred Elkins, imb




Bluebird B9008
71942Robert Petway

- My Baby Left Me (074114-1)
- Cotton Pickin' Blues (074115-1)

rec. February 20, 1942 in Chicago, Ill.; Robert Petway, voc, g; Alfred Elkins, imb




Bluebird B9036
   

- Hard Working Woman (074109-1)
- Ar'nt Nobody's Fool (074110-1)

rec. February 20, 1942 in Chicago, Ill.; Robert Petway, voc, g; Alfred Elkins, imb


Bluebird unissued

EP / LP / CD compilations
81965?Robert Petway (1941)
Treasury Of Jazz Vol. 51

- Catfish Blues
- Ride 'em On Down

- Rockin' Chair Blues
- My Little Girl



RCA Victor 86.418 M (Fr)
91966Blues Roots / Mississippi

Tommy Johnson
- Canned Heat Blues
- Big Fat Mama Blues
- Big Road Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Barbecue Bust
Joe Williams
- My Grey Pony
Bo Carter
- Cigarette Blues
- All Around Man

Robert Johnson
- I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
- Honeymoon Blues
Charlie McCoy
- That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away
Tommy McClennan
- Whiskey Head Man

Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Miss Louisa Blues
- Until My Love Come Down
compiled and annotated
by Samuel Charters

RBF RF 14

RBF discography

101967Down With The Game Vol. 1

Little Buddy Doyle
- Three-Sixty-Nine Blues
- Sweet Man Blues
Tommy Griffin
- Miserable Life Blues
Charley Jordan
- Cutting My A B C's
- Chifferobe
Little David
- Original Sweet Patunia (Patootie Blues)
- Standing By A Lampost
[sic]

Memphis Minnie
- Memphis Minnie-jitis Blues
- Frankie Jean ((That Trottin' Fool)

Robert Petway
- Boogie Woogie Woman
Bukka White
- When Can I Change My Clothes
- High Fever Blues
Joe Williams
- Please Don't Go
- Break 'Em On Down



Down With The Game D 200

DWTG discography

111968Mississippi Blues Vol. 3 1928-1942

Arthur Petties
- Out On The Santa Fe Blues
Bo Carter
- I Want You To Know
Poor Boy Lofton
- Jake Leg Blues
- My Mean Baby Blues
Mississippi Sheiks
- Jail Bird Love Song
- Yodeling Fiddling Blues
Big Joe McCoy
- I'm Through With You
- When You Said Goodbye

Robert Johnson
- Drunken Hearted Man
Mr. Freddie Spruell
- Let's Go Riding

Robert Petway
- My Baby Left Me
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
Mississippi John Hurt
- Stack O'Lee Blues
Mississippi Jook Band
- Dangerous Woman
Tommy McClennan
- Mozelle Blues
- Mr. So And So Blues

compiled and produced by Evelyn Sperker


Roots RL 314

Roots discography

121969Vintage Country Blues Vol. 6

Scrapper Blackwell
Big Bill Broonzy
- Something Good
Bumble Bee Slim
- Everybody's Fishing
Tommy Griffin
- Mistreatin' Papa
- Snake Hipping Blues
Frank James
- Springback Papa

Elijah Jones
- Katy Fly
- Mean Actin' Mama

Robert Petway
- Let Me Be Your Boss
Josh White
- Cherry Picker
- Pigmeat And Whiskey Blues
Joe Williams
- Crawlin' King Snake
Blind Squire Turner
- She Ain't No Girl Of Mine
- Pitty-Pat Blues

Down With The Game D 206

DWTG discography

131971Blues 1920-40

LP 1
Tommy Johnson
- Big Road Blues
- Canned Heat Blues
Ishman Bracey
- Trouble-Hearted Blues
Blind Willie McTell
- Dark Night Blues
- Loving Talking Blues
Clifford Gibson
- Drayman Blues
Bukka White
- The Panama Ltd.

Jim Jackson
- I'm Wild About My Loving
Furry Lewis
- Dry Land Blues
Frank Stokes
- T'Ain't Nobody's Business
- Frank Stoke's Dream
Sleepy John Estes
- The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair
- Lawyer Clark Blues
Memphis Minnie
- Don't Want No Woman



LP 2
Memphis Jug Band
- Memphis Jug Blues
- Going Back To Memphis
- Jug Band Waltz
Gus Cannon
- Viola Lee Blues
- Going To Germany
- Walk Right In
Daddy Stovepipe
- The Spasm

Tommy McClennan
- Whiskey Head Woman
- De'se My Blues
Big Joe Williams
- Baby Please Don't Go
- Highway 49
- Peach Orchard Mama

Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
Robert Lockwood
- Take A Little Walk With Me



LP 3
Leroy Carr
- Rocks In My Bed
- Six Cold Feet In The Ground
Peetie Wheatstraw
- Devil's Son-In-Law
- Peetie Wheatstraw
Little Brother Montgomery
- Vicksburg Blues - part 3
Big Maceo
- Worried Life Blues
Joe Pullum
- Hard Working Man Blues

Big Bill Broonzy
- Friendless Blues
- The Southern Blues
Tampa Red
- Kingfish Blues
Robert Lee McCoy
- Tough Luck
Sonny Boy Williamson
- Good Morning Schoolgirl
- Early In The Morning
Jazz Gillum
- Key To The Highway
3 LP box

RCA Victor RA-5433/5 (Jp)








= RCA Victor RA-9051/3
(Jp 1975)

141974Lonesome Road Blues
15 Years in the Mississippi Delta 1926 - 1941

Big Joe Williams
- Little Leg Woman
Arthur Pettis
- Good Boy Blues
Sonny Boy Nelson
- Street Walkin'
Mississippi Bracey
- Stered Gal
- Cherry Ball
Sam Collins
- My Road Is Rough And Rocky
- Lobesome Road Blues


Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
Freddie Spruell
- Milk Cow Blues
- Tom Cat Blues
Skip James
- I'm So Glad
Robert Lockwood
- Take A Little Walk With Me
Johnny Temple
- The Evil Devil Blues
The Mississippi Moaner
- It's Cold In China Blues
notes by Stephen Calt
and John Miller
click to enlarge !

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Yazoo 1038

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= Yazoo CD 1038 (1992?)

Yazoo discography

151975Mississippi Blues In The 40s

Tommy McClennan
- New Shake 'Em On Down
- My Baby's Gone
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- Roll Me, Baby
- Blue As I Can Be
Robert Lockwood
- Black Spider Blues
- I'm Gonna Train My Baby

Robert Lockwood
- Little Boy Blue
Arthur Crudup
- If I Get Lucky

Robert Petway
- Ride 'Em On Down
- Left My Baby Crying
- Sleepy Woman Blues
- Bertha Lee Blues
- In The Evening

album conception by Toyo Nakamura
notes (in Japanese)
by Yasufumi Higuarsi

RCA RVC RA-5708 (Jp 1975)
161983?Robert Petway:
Complete Recordings in Chronological Order (1941-42)


- Catfish Blues
- Ride 'Em On Down
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- My Little Girl
- Let Me Be Your Boss
- Left My Baby Crying
- Sleepy Woman Blues

- Don't Go Down Baby
- Bertha Lee Blues
- Boogie Woogie Woman
- Hollow Log Blues
- In The Evening
- My Baby Left Me
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
notes by Paul Oliver

Wolf WSE 108

BF10,28

171991Mississippi Blues (1935-1951)
The Complete Recorded Works Of Otto Virgial, Robert Petway, Robert Lockwood

Robert Lockwood
- Black Spider Blues
- Dust My Broom
- I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole
- I'm Gonna Train My Baby
- Little Boy Blue
- Take A Walk With Me

Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues
- Boogie Woogie Woman
- Catfish Blues
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
- Don't Go Down Baby
- Hollow Log Blues
- In The Evening
- Left My Baby Crying
- Let Me Be Your Boss
- My Baby Left Me
- My Little Girl
- Ride 'Em On Down
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- Sleepy Woman Blues
Otto Virgial
- Bad Notion Blues
- Got The Blues About Rome
- Little Girl In Rome
- Seven Year Itch
notes by Alan Balfour





Wolf WBCD-005
18199?Mississippi Blues Vol. 3
Complete Recordings of Robert Petway, Mississippi Matilda & Sonny Boy Nelson

Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
- Ride 'em On Down
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- My Little Girl
- Let Me Be Your Boss
- Left My Baby Crying
- Sleepy Woman Blues
- Don't Go Down Baby
- Bertha Lee Blues
- Boogie Woogie Woman
- Hollow Log Blues
- In The Evening
- My Baby Left Me
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
Mississippi Matilda
- A & V Blues
- Hard Working Woman
- Happy Home Blues
Sonny Boy Nelson
- Long Tall Woman
- Low Down
- Lovin' Blues
- Street Walkin'
- If You Don't Believe I'm Leaving Baby
- Pony Blues
notes by Chris Smith

Document DOCD 5671
191997Tommy McClennan & Robert Petway:
A Guitar King 1939-1942


Tommy McClennan
- Bottle It Up And Go
- Whiskey Head Woman
- New "Shake 'Em On Down"
- Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me
- You Can Mistreat Me Here
- My Baby's Gone
- It's Hard To Be Lonesome
- Katy Mae Blues
- Black Minnie
- Love With A Feeling
- Elsie Blues
- Cross Cut Saw Blues
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
- Travellin' Highway Man
- I'm A Guitar King
- I Love My Baby
- Mozelle Blues
- Bluebird Blues

Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues
- Boogie Woogie Woman

EPM / Blues Collection
158702 (Fr)

BR120,28

202003Tommy McClennan & Robert Petway:
Cotton Pickin' Blues


Tommy McClennan
- Bottle It Up And Go

Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
Tommy McClennan
- Cotton Patch Blues
- Whiskey Head Woman

Robert Petway
- Ride 'Em On Down
Tommy McClennan
- Cross Cut Saw Blues

Robert Petway
- Let Me Be Your Boss
Tommy McClennan
- Des'e My Blues
- Brown Skin Girl

Robert Petway
- Bertha Lee Blues
Tommy McClennan
- You Can Mistreat Me Here
- Classy Mae Blues

Robert Petway
- Boogie Woogie Woman
Tommy McClennan
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- New Shake 'em On Down
- My Little Girl
- It's A Crying Pity
- Travelin' Highway Man

Robert Petway
- In The Evening
Tommy McClennan
- Mozelle Blues
- Mr So And So Blues
- I'm A Guitar King

Robert Petway
- Rocking Chair Blues
Tommy McClennan
- New Highway No. 51 Blues
- Roll Me Baby



Acrobat CD 188
212004Big Joe Williams and the Stars of Mississippi Blues

disc 4
Tommy McClennan
- Cross Cut Saw Blues (take 1)
- Cross Cut Saw Blues (take 2)
- Classy Mae Blues
- You Can't Read My Mind
- Travelin' Highway Man
- Deep Blue Sea Blues
- I'm A Guitar King
- It's A Crying Pity
- Mozelle Blues
- Blues Trip Me This Morning
- Mr. So And So Blues
- Roll Me, Baby
- I Love My Baby
- Shake It Up And Go
- Blues As I Can Be
- Bluebird Blues
- Bluebird Blues (take 2)

- Boogie Woogie Woman
Robert Petway
- Catfish Blues
- Ride 'Em On Down
- Rockin' Chair Blues
- My Little Girl
- Let Me Be Your Boss
- Left My Baby Crying
- Sleepy Woman Blues

disc 5
Robert Petway
- Don't Go Down Baby
- Bertha Lee Blues
- Hollow Log Blues
- In The Evening
- My Baby Left Me
- Cotton Pickin' Blues
David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
- Roamin' And Ramblin' Blues
- You Got To Roll (Levee Camp Song)
- You Got To Roll
- Water Coast Blues
- Stagolee
- Just A Spoonful
- Spread My Raincoat Down
- Hellatakin' Blues
- Wind Howlin' Blues
- Worried Life Blues
- Tear It Down Rag
- The Army Blues
Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton
- It's Killin' Me
- Poor Boy Blues
- Jake Leg Blues
- My Mean Baby Blues
- Dirty Mistreater
- Rainy Day Blues
- Beer Garden Blues
- Dark Road Blues

5 CD set
notes by Neil Slaven

JSP JSPCD 7719


Additional information appreciated !!!

 

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- Görgen Antonsson discographies
- Robert M.W. Dixon, John Godrich & Howard W. Rye: Blues & Gospel Records 1890 - 1943, 4th ed. 1997, p. 717-718
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

source of left column picture: Front cover of Document DOCD 5671

thanks to Alan Balfour [once again] for reminding me ... and for add'l scan ...

 

Stefan Wirz


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