Charley Patton

About

Charlie Patton, more often spelled Charley Patton, was an American Delta blues musician and songwriter. Considered by many to be the “Father of the Delta Blues”, he created an enduring body of American music and inspired most Delta blues musicians. The musicologist Robert Palmer considered him one of the most important American musicians of the twentieth century.

Albums/Songs:

• Founder of the Delta Blues
• Screamin’ & Hollerin’ the Blues
• Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 3: December 1929 to 1 February 1934
• Primeval Blues, Rags, and Gospel Songs
• Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: Late November / Early December 1929
• King of the Delta Blues
• The Best of Charlie Patton: Classic Recordings From the 1920’s and 30’s
• It Won’t Be Long
• Dirt Road Blues
• Founder of the Delta Blues
• The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Charley Patton
• Charley Patton
• The Definitive Charley Patton
• The Legendary Charley Patton (Down the Dirt Road Blues) (1929-1934 Wisconsin and New York Recordings)
• 1929/1934
• The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1
• Devil Sent the Rain Blues
• Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1: 14 June 1929 to Late November / Early December 1929
• Devil’s Best Friend
• King of the Delta
• Complete Recordings 1929-1934
• This Is the Blues
• Pony Blues: His 23 Greatest Songs
• The Blues Collection: Charlie Patton, Pony Blues
• Screamin’ and Hollerin’ the Blues

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