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Complete Recordings: 1929-1934

Complete Recordings: 1929-1934 (2002) more music like this

by Charley Patton

At the end of just the first disc on this five-CD set, the listener may feel like he/she was in the audio equivalent of a visual "white-out," so powerful are the sounds on that disc. From the opening bars of"Pony Blues," Charley Patton becomes a gigantic musical presence, who gets even bigger as his work goes on; with a guttural, stentorian voice ...

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I've Got a Rock in My Sock

I've Got a Rock in My Sock (1986) more music like this

by Rory Block

Rory Block was combative, poignant, energetic and laidback on this record. She did a good cover of Charley Patton's "Moon's Going Down," awhich changed things considerably from the strident mood established on the opening selection "Send The Man Back Home." She handled the melancholy title track, was playful on "Lovin' Whiskey" and introspective ...

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Masters of the Delta Blues: The Friends of Charlie Patton

Masters of the Delta Blues: The Friends of Charlie Patton (1991) more music like this

by Various Artists

As the most popular blues craftsman of the Mississippi Delta, Charley Patton had a resounding influence on many of the musicians that passed through the region during the '20s and '30s. Following his initial session for Paramount in 1929, he recommended both Son House and Willie Brown, as well as his mistress Louise Johnson and common-law wife ...

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Suitcase Full of Blues

Suitcase Full of Blues (1995) more music like this

by Various Artists

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Complete Recorded Works of Son House & the Great Delta Blues Singers

Complete Recorded Works of Son House & the Great Delta Blues Singers (1990) more music like this

by Son House

Complete Recorded Works of Son House & The Great Delta Blues Singers isn't entirely devoted to Son House -- there are cuts by several other musicians, including Willie Brown, Garfield Akers, Rube Lacey and Joe Calicott -- but this disc, which contains a complete 1930 session, is the best place to get his earliest songs ("My Black Mama," "Preachin' ...

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