King of the Delta blues : the life and music of Charlie Patton / by Stephen Calt and Gayle Wardlow.

Author/creator Calt, Stephen
Other author Wardlow, Gayle.
Format Book
Publication InfoNewton, N.J. : Rock Chapel Press, 1988.
Description341 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 22 cm
Subjects
Patton, Charley, 1891-1934.
Blues musicians--Mississippi. --Biography.
African American musicians--Mississippi. --Biography.
Blues (Music)--Mississippi. --History and criticism.

Contents Mister Patton -- Portrait of the artist as a well-meaning hoofer -- Through the past darkly -- The Delta -- The greening of the Delta blues -- The art of Charlie Patton -- A squabblin' scuttlebub -- The myth of Willie Brown -- From rags to Richmond -- A session with Son Sims -- High water and dry wells -- Grafton -- Last years -- Last session -- Epilogue -- Appendix one. A Patton chronology ; Appendix two. A glossary of song expressions ; Appendix three. Charlie Patton and the scholastics ; Appendix four. Selected songs.
Abstract Born 130 years ago in the heart of Mississippi, Charlie Patton (c. 1891-1934) is considered by many to be a father of the Delta blues. With his bullish baritone voice and his fluid slide guitar touch, Patton established songs like "Pony Blues," "A Spoonful Blues," and "High Water Everywhere" in the blues lexicon and, through his imitators, in American music. But over the decades, his contributions to blues music have been overshadowed in popularity by those of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and other mid-century bluesmen and women who've experienced a resurgence in their music.
General noteIncludes selected songs with words and guitar chord diagrams.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
LCCN 87072899
ISBN0961861002 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML420.P223 C3 1988 ✔ Available Place Hold