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Guitarists · 1891–1934

Charley Patton

American Delta blues musician (1891–1934)

guitar
slide guitar
voice
blues

Born: 1 May 1891
Bolton
Died: 28 April 1934
Indianola
Country: United States
Record labels: Vocalion Records, Gennett, Paramount

Biography

Charley Patton was a jazz musician who played guitar, slide guitar and voice. Charley Patton was born on 1 May 1891 in Bolton and died on 28 April 1934 in Indianola. The music is usually filed under blues, Delta blues and country blues. Record labels: Vocalion Records, Gennett and Paramount. Honours include Grammy Hall of Fame (1998) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2021).

Charlie Patton (April 1891 (probable) – April 28, 1934), more often spelled Charley Patton, was an American Delta blues musician and songwriter. Considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", he created an enduring body of American music and inspired most Delta blues musicians. The musicologist Robert Palmer considered him one of the most important American musicians of the twentieth century. Patton (who was well educated by the standards of his time) spelled his name Charlie, but many sources, including record labels and his gravestone, use the spelling Charley.

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