Charley Patton (at Bolton (Mississippi), 1 may 1891 – Indianola , Mississippi, april 28, 1934) was an American Delta Bluesmusician. He was not the first blues singer, but the first that was common knowledge, especially in the South of America.
He was both of black, white and Native American ancestry. His best known song is "Pony Blues".
Music[]
Note:The following numbers are in Ogg Vorbis. Where three stars behind are the most accessible and well-known songs.
- 18 34 Blues
- A Spoonful Blues ***
- Johnson Roster Blues
- Bird Nest Bound
- Down the Dirt Road Blues ***
- Dry Well Blues
- Elder Green Blues ***
- Going to Move to Alabama
- Green River Blues
- Hammer Blues
- High Sherriff Blues
- High Water Everywhere Part I
- High Water Everywhere Part II
- It Won't Be Long
- Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
- Moon Going Down
- Pony Blues
- Poor Me ***
- Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues
- Shake It and Break It ***
- Some These Days I'll Be Gone
- Stone Pony Blues
- Tom Rushen Blues
- When Your Way Gets Dark