# Robert Petway

> Robert Petway was an American blues singer and guitarist. He recorded only 16 songs, but it has been said that he was an influence on many notable blues and rock musicians, including John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, and Jimi Hendrix. There is only one known picture of Petway, a publicity photo from 1941. His birth name may have been Pettyway, Pitway, Petaway, or similar.

*African-American blues singer and guitarist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1907-10-18
- **Died:** 1978
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/505549)
- [روبيرت پيتواى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%BE%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%89)
- [Robert Petway](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Petway)
- [Robert Petway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Petway)
- [Robert Petway](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Petway)
- [Robert Petway](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Petway)
- [Robert Petway](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Petway)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4c94d44b-406d-4d12-8f2f-16166155af52)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q324424)

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