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Charley (Charlie) Patton is another of those artists who pioneered the Delta blues style. Along with his contemporaries - Son House and Tommy Johnson, his contributions to the blues is legendary.
Charley Patton (died 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,[1] spell his name "Charley" even though the musician himself spelled his name "Charlie".[2]
1. "Charley Patton (1891–1934) – Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
2. Patton himself, who could neither read nor write, spelled his first name orally as 'Charlie.'" Wardlow, G., and Komara, E. M. (1998), Chasin' That Devil Music: Searching for the Blues. San Francisco, Calif: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-552-5, p. 97.
Elijah Wald has written a great article about this artist:
www.elijahwald.com/patton.html
Charley Patton (died 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,[1] spell his name "Charley" even though the musician himself spelled his name "Charlie".[2]
1. "Charley Patton (1891–1934) – Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
2. Patton himself, who could neither read nor write, spelled his first name orally as 'Charlie.'" Wardlow, G., and Komara, E. M. (1998), Chasin' That Devil Music: Searching for the Blues. San Francisco, Calif: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-552-5, p. 97.
Elijah Wald has written a great article about this artist:
www.elijahwald.com/patton.html
