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Charley Patton

Charley Patton has been played on NTS shows including NTS Guide to…, with A Spoonful Blues first played on 3 March 2013.

Charley Patton (between April 1887 and 1891 – 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, spell…

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High Water Everywhere Part 1
Charley Patton
Yazoo1971
High Water Everywhere Part 1
Charley PattonYazoo1971
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Down The Dirt Road Blues
Charley Patton
Yazoo1971
Down The Dirt Road Blues
Charley PattonYazoo1971
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Poor Me
Charley Patton
Third Man Records2014
Poor Me
Charley PattonThird Man Records2014
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I Shall Not Be Moved
Charley Patton
Third Man Records2013
I Shall Not Be Moved
Charley PattonThird Man Records2013
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Mississippi Boweavil Blues
Charley Patton
Paramount1929
Mississippi Boweavil Blues
Charley PattonParamount1929
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Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
Charley Patton
World Music Network, Music Rough Guides2012
Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
Charley PattonWorld Music Network, Music Rough Guides2012
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A Spoonful Blues
Charley Patton
Yazoo1971
A Spoonful Blues
Charley PattonYazoo1971
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Oh Death
Patton, Lee
Revenant2001
Oh Death
Patton, LeeRevenant2001
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