Charley Patton
- Type: Singer/Songwriter
- Country: United States
- Born: April 1891 in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States
- Died: 28 April 1934, Indianola, Mississippi, United States
Biography
Charley Patton (1891–1934) was an American blues singer and guitarist from Mississippi's Dockery Plantation whose recordings of 1929–34 for #Paramount#, including 'Pony Blues' and 'High Water Everywhere', founded the Delta blues style. A virtuoso showman as well as a songwriter, he was the region's first blues star and set the template for every major figure who followed him. His grave in Holly Ridge is now a blues landmark.
Genres
Charley Patton Discography
- Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues / Mississippi Boweavil Blues (1929) - Single - rated 3.71/5
- Down the Dirt Road Blues / It Won't Be Long (1929) - Single - rated 3.68/5
- Lord I'm Discouraged / I'm Goin' Home (1929) - Single - rated 3.76/5
- Shake It and Break It But (Don't Let It Fall Mama) / A Spoonful Blues (1929) - Single - rated 3.85/5
- High Water Everywhere (Part I) / High Water Everywhere (Part II) (1930) - Single - rated 3.73/5
- Founder of the Delta Blues (1970) - Compilation - rated 5/5
- Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues (2001) - Compilation - rated 4.55/5
- Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: the Worlds of Charley Patton (2001) - Compilation - rated 4.29/5
- The Definitive Charley Patton (2001) - Compilation - rated 4.15/5
- Complete Recordings 1929-1934 (2002) - Compilation - rated 4.2/5