Robert Petway
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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,
The only known photograph of Petway (c. 1941)
Itta Bena, Mississippi
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Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Itta Bena had a population of 1,679. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase iti bina, meaning "for
Robert Petway
…birthplace of his close friend and fellow bluesman Tommy McClennan. Researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc suggest that he was born a few miles away in Itta Bena, Leflore County, Mississippi, in about 1902. Census records refer to Robert Pettyway [sic], aged 7 in 1910; and to Robert Petaway [sic], farm worker…
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Roebuck Lake in Itta Bena
WW I parade float