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...Landau, "that was it." Finally the album came together as real roadhouse rock, made proudly in that tradition. The sound is layered over with the kind of driving instrumental cushioning thai characterized the sides Phil Spector produced in the late '50s and '60s. The lyrics burst with nighthawk poetry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Backstreet Phantom of Rock | 10/27/1975 | See Source »

...stayed in Chicago until 1959, writing, performing, and producing records for Chess Record Company. He produced records for such performers as Robert Nighthawk, Otis Rush, and Jimmy Weatherspoon...

Author: By Cynthia Bellamy, | Title: Willie Dixon's Blues Alive in White World | 8/10/1973 | See Source »

...Whang! Crack! Crash! Crumple! At 4 o'clock one morning, an automobile driven by one Abe Schnider, Washington nighthawk, careened into and through the iron entrance gate at the southwest corner of the White House grounds. Abe Schnider's girl friends, terrified but unhurt, crept out to squeak and whisper over the damage. Rueful, Mr. Schnider rubbed his head. Watchmen soon haled the gatecrashers to court. Later in the morning Abe Schnider called at the White House. He was told that the White House's occupant and custodian would bring no charge against him if he would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Coolidge Week: Mar. 19, 1928 | 3/19/1928 | See Source »

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