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Patton, Charley, 1891-1934


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    • Patton, Charlie, 1891-1934
    • Masked Marvel, 1891-1934
    • Peters, Charley, 1891-1934
    • Hadley, J. J., 1891-1934
    • Patton, Charley, 1887-1934
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    • Patton, Charley, 1887-1934
  • Sources

    • found: His Charley Patton [SR] 1982:label (Charley Patton) container spine (Charlie Patton)
    • found: LC data base, 7-23-87(hdg.: Patton, Charley, 1887-1934)
    • found: Int. dict. of Black composers, 1999(Patton, Charley; b. ca. Apr. 1891, between Bolton and Edwards, Miss., d. Apr. 28, 1934, Holly Ridge, Miss.; Charlie Patton)
    • found: New Grove dict. of Amer. mus.(Patton, Charley; b. ca. 1887, ?Bolton, MS, d. Apr. 28, 1934, Indianola, MS; blues singer and guitarist)
    • found: Southern, E. Bio. dict. of Afro-Amer. and African musicians(Patton, Charley; b. 1887, near Edwards, Miss., d. Apr. 28, 1934, Indianola, Miss.; bluesman)
    • found: Southern, E. The music of black Americans, c1997:p. 370 (Charley Patton) p. 374 (Charlie Patton (1881?-1934))
    • found: Santelli, R. Big book of blues, 1993(Patton, Charley; b. Apr. 1891, Edwards, Miss., d. Apr. 28, 1934, Indianola, Miss.; some historians believe he was born in 1881)
    • found: Harris, S. Blues ww, c1979(Patton, Charley/Charlie; aka The Masked Marvel, Charley Peters; b. 1887, Edwards (Hinds Co.), MS, d. Apr. 28, 1934, Indianola, MS)
    • found: Grove music online, Mar. 11, 2008(Patton, Charley; b. c1891, nr. Bolton, MS; d. Apr. 28, 1934, Indianola, MS; American blues singer and guitarist)
    • found: Encyc. of the blues, 2006(Patton, Charley (or Charlie); b. Apr. 1891, Edwards, MS; d. Apr. 28, 1934, Heathman Plantantion nr. Indianola, MS; blues performer)
    • found: Encyc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed.(Patton, Charley; b. May 1, 1891, Bolton, Miss.; d. Apr. 28, 1934, age 43, Indianola, Miss.)
    • found: Patton, C. Screamin' and hollerin' the blues [SR] p2001:label (The Masked Marvel; Patton; Charley Patton) program booklet, p. 8 (b. Apr. 1891 according to 1900 U.S. Census, between Bolton and Edwards, MIss.) p. 23 (d. Apr. 28, 1934 at age 43)
    • found: American primitive. Vol. 1 [SR] 1997?:insert (Elder J.J. Hadley (Charley Patton))
    • found: Raw pre-war gospel (1926-36) [SR] 1997?:insert (J.J. Hadley, vocals)
    • found: African American National Biography, accessed February 28, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Patton, Charley; blues musician / singer, guitarist, jazz musician; born in April 1891 near Edwards, Mississippi, United States; early songs include, Pony Blues, Banty Rooster Blues, and Maggie; other early pieces were, Mississippi Boweevil Blues and Green River Blues; engaged by Paramount Records (1929); recorded commercial success, High Water Everywhere; recorded a session for Paramout along with Willie Brown, singer and guitarist Eddie 'Son' House Jr., and pianist Louise Johnson; recorded four songs, one of which was Dry Well Blues; played through latest blues, 34 Blues and High Sheriff Blues, but also recorded Oh Death and Troubled 'bout My Mother; honors include, the Revenant Records complete recordings reissue won three Grammy awards, including Best Historical Album and Best Liner Notes (2003); died 28 April 1934 in Indianola, Mississippi, United States)
    • found: Wikipedia, viewed 21 Sept. 2023:under Charley Patton (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.)
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    • ML420.P323
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    • [Individual was a Grammy awardee.]
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  • Change Notes

    • 1987-07-23: new
    • 2023-09-22: revised
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