MUS-Z - Music MUS-Z 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Charley Patton, Gennett Records, U.S. Route 49

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The roots of rock and roll delta blues. Usually the delta blues were played an performed by a single person with a simple acoustic guitar: charley patton. Grew up on dockery farms where he was a worker. The man who owned this farm was a well-respected white man who was known to be fair to his workers after slavery was abolished. Charley was allowed to play at concerts at the farm. He was a travelling musician for much of his life. Made his first record at gennett records (also known as paramount. In 1929 he recorded a two part flood blues song high water. One of the founding fathers of blues. Put in prison in 1928 for killing a man in self defense. Released a year later and met charley patton. Did some music with patton and in 1941 he recorded songs for the. Supposedly sold his soul to the devil in exchange for awesome guitar skills.

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