Charley Patton
American Delta blues musician (1891–1934) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Born | c. April 1891 Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | 28 April 1934(1934-04-28) (aged 43) Heathman Plantation, Sunflower County, Mississippi, U.S. |
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Years active | 1916–1934 |
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Patton (who was well educated by the standards of his time) spelled his name Charlie,[1] but many sources, including record labels and his gravestone, use the spelling Charley.[2]