Robert Petway

Disappearance and death There is no record, official or unofficial, of Petway's death. The last record of his public life is a quote from Honeyboy Edwards: "nobody I know heard what become of him." In his autobiography, Edwards stated that he had heard that Petway may have moved to Chicago, where Edwards himself lived, but that he never met him there.

Discography Petway only recorded two sessions, both for Bluebird Records in Chicago.

Original 78s (in chronological order) First session, recorded on March 28, 1941 Catalogue # TitleBluebird B8726"Rockin' Chair Blues" / "Let Me Be Your Boss"Bluebird B8756"Sleepy Woman Blues" / "Don't Go Down Baby"Bluebird B8786"My Little Girl" / "Left My Baby Crying"Bluebird B8838"Catfish Blues" / "Ride 'Em on Down"Second session, recorded on February 20, 1942 Catalogue # TitleBluebird B8987"Boogie Woogie Woman" / "Hollow Log Blues"Bluebird B9008"Bertha Lee Blues" / "In the Evening"Bluebird B9036"My Baby Left Me" / "Cotton Pickin' Blues"Bluebird unissued"Hard Working Woman" / "Ar'nt Nobody's Fool"