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Charley Patton
12+ albums
bluesdelta bluescountry bluesClassic Bluesfolk
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Charley Patton (between April 1887 and 1891 – April 28, 1934), also known as Charlie Patton, was an American Delta blues musician. He is considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", and is credited with creating an enduring body of American music and personally inspiring just about every Delta blues man (Palmer, 1995). Musicologist Robert Palmer considers him among the most important musicians that America produced in the twentieth century. Many sources, including musical releases and his gravestone, spell his name “Charley” even though the musician himself spelled his name "Charlie". Patton was born in Hinds County, Mississippi, near the town of Edwards, and lived most of his life in Sunflower County in the Mississippi Delta. Some sources say he was born May 1, 1891, but there is some debate about this, and the years 1887 and 1894 have also been suggested. Patton's parentage and race have been the subject of debate. Although born to Bill and Annie Patton, locally he was regarded as having been fathered by former slave Henderson Chatmon, many of whose other children also became popular Delta musicians both as solo acts and as members of groups such as the Mississippi Sheiks. Biographer John Fahey describes Patton as having "light skin and Caucasian features." Though Patton was considered African-American, because of his light complexion there have been rumors that he was Mexican, or possibly a full-blood Cherokee, a theory endorsed by Howlin' Wolf. In actuality,
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Founder Of The Delta Blues
King of the Delta Blues
Charley Patton Vol. 1 (1929)
Screamin' & Hollerin' The Blues
Complete Recordings, CD B
Presenting Charley Patton
Pony Blues
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A Spoonful Of Blues Vol 1
Circle Round The Moon
Founder of the Delta Blues (2010 Remastered)
The Best Of Charlie Patton
Electrically Recorded: High Water Everywhere