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Music : Founder of the Delta Blues
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Founder of the Delta Blues by: Charlie Patton |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0016351201027 Label: Yazoo Manufacturer: Yazoo Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Yazoo Release Date: March 21, 1995 Studio: Yazoo Sales Rank: 92331 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Although the title of founder might not be exactly accurate, Patton does cast a giant shadow over Mississippi blues. His background as a medicine show entertainer made him more than the typical brooding bluesman. Much of his repertoire was upbeat and just plain fun. Take, for instance, his rendition of "Shake It and Break It": the gravelly voiced Patton snaps his strings and taps out the rhythm on his guitar while not missing a beat. His slide numbers like "High Sheriff" and "When Your Way Gets Dark" are beautiful melodic pieces seldom matched by his peers. He was also an early mentor of Robert Johnson, who probably picked up his trademark descending bass run from Patton. Charley was one of the true greats and is required listening for Delta blues fans. --Lars Gandil Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - Primal Delta BluesBefore Robert Johnson there was an older generation of Delta blues musicians of which Charlie Patton was a part. Patton, with his rough voice and primitive sound, may take getting used to for some. But I find him to be among the most poweful of all the bluesmen. His music is rhythmically charged and his lyrics are funny, emotional and very smart. He cleverly takes on the role of a bo weavil addressing his wife in "Bo Weavil Blues" and the desperate voice of a drug addict in "A Spoonful Blues". But my favorite has to be "Down The Dirt Road Blues", where he travels with his woman to the "Indian Nation" in Oklahoma. Patton was apparently 1/4 Cherokee and hoped to obtain a place on the reservation. But instead he ends up alone and full of despair. ... Read More: Rating: - Charlie PattonMy friend Christopher was very pleased with his birthday gift. It was exactly what he had asked for. Rating: - If you can only have one Charlie Patton CD....This must be the best single disk collection of Patton's music I've heard, and the 'historic recording' sound has mostly been refurbished with much loving care. Most of his signature tunes are here. Patton's recorded legacy catches a unique musical personality at work, perhaps the best example of 'primitive genius' that the pre-war Delta region produced. Son House and many other blues playing Delta contemporaries didn't care much for Patton as a person and denigrated his talent as a blues performer. OK, he was a truly rotten guy, a jerk at best, his music expresses this perfectly and with a level of inspiration that generally outclasses that of his detractors. I can hear where Son House might be envious, and this CD lets you hear it, too. ... Read More: Rating: - The best of best pre-war blues recording artistIf you are looking to begin a pre-war blues collection, this should be one of the first cd's (if not the first) you should buy. There are many other great pre-war blues artists, but Charlie Patton is one notch above them all. "Founder of the Delta Blues" collects all of Patton's best recordings, and unlike many of his contempories who created new songs by simply changing the lyrics of a recycled melody, most of Patton's work was varied, giving the listener something new to hear on each track. Patton was a fantastic slide guitar player, showcasing these skills in Mississippi Boll Weavil Blues, Spoonful Blues, and I't Won't Be Long. You'll hear him slapping the guitar body on "Down the Dirt Road Blues" to create his own percussion ... Read More: Rating:  - A classic album, but not the best available sound qualityThis one was considered THE Charlie Patton-compilaton for many long years. And they spell his name right, too! Originally released in 1969, "Founder Of The Delta Blues" includes almost all of Patton's best songs, from "Pony Blues" to "High Sheriff Blues", and it is still a very fine overview of Charlie Patton's recording career. But it has now been overtaken, fidelity-wise, by the magnificent JSP box set "The Complete Recordings 1929-34", and the single-disc retrospective "Pony Blues: His 23 Greatest Songs" from the Austrian Wolf label, as well as a couple of other recent compilations. |
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