Charley Patton

Charlie Patton (April 1891 (probable) – April 28, 1934), 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. Patton (who was well educated by the standards of his time) spelled his name Charlie, but many sources, including record labels and his gravestone, use the spelling Charley.

Birth and Death Data: Born May, 1891 (Bolton), Died April 28, 1934 (Indianola)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Gennett	15211	10-in.	6/14/1929	Mississippi boweavil blues	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15214	10-in.	6/14/1929	Screamin' and hollerin' the blues	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15215	10-in.	6/14/1929	Down the dirt road blues	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15216	10-in.	6/14/1929	Pony blues	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15217	10-in.	6/14/1929	Banty rooster blues	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15220	10-in.	6/14/1929	It won't be long	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15221	10-in.	6/14/1929	Pea vine blues	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15222	10-in.	6/14/1929	Tom Rushen blues	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15223	10-in.	6/14/1929	A spoonful blues	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15224	10-in.	6/14/1929	Shake it and break it (But don't let it fall mama)	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15225	10-in.	6/14/1929	Prayer of death	Elder J. J. Hadley	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Gennett	15225[A]	10-in.	6/14/1929	Prayer of death	Elder J. J. Hadley	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15226	10-in.	6/14/1929	Lord I'm discouraged	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Gennett	15227	10-in.	6/14/1929	I'm going home	Charley Patton	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Patton, Charley," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/361009.

Patton, Charley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/361009.

"Patton, Charley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.