Charley Patton
Virologists and immunobiologists constantly hunt for the source of a virus, for the first person to host it when it jumped from Their species to Ours. They label that hypothetical person Patient Zero. Music historians and ethnomusicologists engage in a similar pursuit, as they search for the origins of the sound that infects nearly all of today’s worthwhile music: the blues. Before the advent of recording technology, it’s pure speculation. We’ll never know for sure. But since the first, fragile groove was cut, one thing is for certain: Charley Patton is Bluesman Zero. He’s not just the king of the Delta country blues, he is the Delta country blues. Put another way, Charley Patton, even though he lived and breathed and cussed and bellowed... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Edwards, Mississippi, United States
- Genre:
- Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues
- Birthdate:
- 05/01/1891
- Death date:
- 04/28/1934
