Charley Patton
USA
Born: 01 May 1891
Died: 28 April 1934
Genres: Blues
Styles: Country Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Pre-War Blues, Pre-War Gospel Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Electric Blues
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If the Delta country blues has a convenient source point, it would probably be Charley Patton, its first great star. His hoarse, impassioned singing style, fluid guitar playing, and unrelenting beat made him the original king of the Delta blues. Much more than your average itinerant musician, Patton was an acknowledged celebrity and a seminal influence on musicians throughout the Delta. Rather than bumming his way from town to town, Patton would be called up to play at plantation dances, juke joints, and the like. He'd pack them in like sardine...
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