Free Shipping on Orders over $25

,

Charley Patton: Expanded Edition

Expanded Edition

$9.71
$12.95

Description:
The Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patton (c.1891--1934) was born and raised amid Mississippi's cotton plantations. During the 1920s he was the...

More Details

SKU: ALF-06-843440 Categories: ,

The Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patton (c.1891–1934) was born and raised amid Mississippi’s cotton plantations. During the 1920s he was the first of the region’s great stars, performing for packed houses throughout the South and making popular recordings in New York City. His music—ranging from blues and ballads to ragtime and gospel—is distinctive for his gravely, high-energy singing and the propulsive beat of his guitar. Patton possessed a lively stage presence, originating many of the guitar-playing antics now associated with Jimi Hendrix and other latter-day musicians. His influence, among both his contemporaries and subsequent blues artists, is incalculable. Noted guitarist John Fahey presents a textual and musicological examination of Charley Patton’s music. This new edition of the original 1970 publication is enhanced by Fahey’s notes from the GRAMMY award-winning, out-of-print boxed set, Screamin’ and Hollerin’ the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton. Available for the first time outside the set, Fahey’s reconsideration on Patton’s music offers fresh perspectives and key corrections of the historical record.

Weight .055 kg
Series:Dover Edition
Author:By John Fahey
Format:Book
Item Number:06-843440
ISBN 10:0486843440
ISBN 13:9780486843445
UPC:800759843442
Scroll to Top

Your Cart

Cart is empty.

Subtotal
$0.00
APPLY
0