Charley Patton Biography

Charley Patton biography

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NAME: Charley Patton
OCCUPATION: Guitarist, Singer
BIRTH DATE: c. 1887
DEATH DATE: April 28, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hinds County, Mississippi
PLACE OF DEATH: Indianola, Mississippi
AKA: Charlie Patton

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Mississippi blues guitarist and singer Charley Patton is remembered as the "Father of the Delta Blues." He played with guitarist Willie Brown, and the Chatmons.

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Charley Patton was born circa 1887 in Hinds County, Mississippi. By 1910, he was performing and writing songs and had played with guitarist Willie Brown. In 1914, he started playing guitar with the Chatmon family. He made his first recording in 1926, consisting of 14 songs for Paramount Records, and would go on to make around 70 recordings. Patton died on April 28, 1934 in Indianola, Mississippi.