Charlie Patton - Founder of the Delta Blues
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Artist: Charlie PattonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1995-03-21
Music Label: Yazoo
Soundtracks:
- Down the Dirt Road Blues
- Mississippi Boweavil Blues
- Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues
- Stone Pony Blues
- It Won't Be Long
- Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
- Magnolia Blues
- Dry Well Blues
- High Water Everywhere, Pt. 1
- High Water Everywhere, Pt. 2
- Green River Blues
- Bird Nest Bound
- High Sheriff Blues
- Spoonful Blues
- Moon Going Down
- Pony Blues
- Elder Greene Blues
- Banty Rooster Blues
- Some of These Days
- Tom Rushen Blues
- 34 Blues
- Going to Move to Alabama
- Hammer Blues
- Poor Me
- When Your Way Gets Dark
- Devil Sent the Rain Blues
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Music Review: Down In The Delta, Again
Rating: 4 Stars
Okay, so this review shows one way my reviewing choices get made. Recently I was reviewing Volume Eight of the Bob Dylan Bootleg series. One of the outstanding tracks on the CD is Dylan's tribute version of the old country blues singer Charley Patton's "High Water Everywhere (Parts 1&2)". So, naturally I had to go back and check out Mr. Patton's version.
Oh, did I mention that along with many Dylan reviews I have lately been on a country blues tear. You know Robert Johnson, Son House, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt and the like. That, my friends, is where this all comes together. You cannot mention Delta blues without mentioning the name and influence of Charley Patton. There is no question that he influenced Son House (who played with him on occasion) or that Robert Johnson sat at his feet (maybe Patton is the "devil" he sold his soul out of Highway 51 to ratchet up his blues work). Whether he, as assumed by the title here, was the founder of the blues is a question that I believe is up in the air.
Certainly looking through this compilation Patton's whinny-voiced but driven (a factor that leads me away from him as founder) version of "High Water Everywhere" makes it now totally understandably why Dylan honored Patton on that latest CD of his. Others that make the Patton "greatest hits" list are the raucous "Shake It And Break It", "Stone Pony Blues" and a fantastic "Tom Rushen Blues". Now you can see how all the folk/blues are interconnected, musically at least.
Description of Founder of the Delta Blues
Although the title of founder might not be exactly accurate, Patton does cast a giant shadow over Mississippi blues. His background as a medicine show entertainer made him more than the typical brooding bluesman. Much of his repertoire was upbeat and just plain fun. Take, for instance, his rendition of "Shake It and Break It": the gravelly voiced Patton snaps his strings and taps out the rhythm on his guitar while not missing a beat. His slide numbers like "High Sheriff" and "When Your Way Gets Dark" are beautiful melodic pieces seldom matched by his peers. He was also an early mentor of Robert Johnson, who probably picked up his trademark descending bass run from Patton. Charley was one of the true greats and is required listening for Delta blues fans. --Lars GandilGeneral CDs
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