Show Me the Way Home, Honey

Charley Patton - Founder of the Delta Blues 1929-1934

Styles: Delta Blues
Label: Yazoo
Released: 1989
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 173,1 MB
Time: 74:22
Art: full

1. Screamin' and Hollerin' The Blues - 3:03
2. Down the Dirt Road Blues - 2:53
3. Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues - 3:06
4. Green River Blues - 3:07
5. A Spoonful Blues - 3:09
6. Moon Going Down - 3:14
7. Tom Rushen Blues - 3:04
8. Elder Green Blues - 3:00
9. When Your Way Gets Dark - 3:06
10. Dry Well Blues - 3:19
11. High Water Everywhere Part I - 3:05
12. High Water Everywhere Part II - 3:05
13. Shake It and Break It - 3:07
14. Bony Blues - 2:58
15. Bird Nest Bound - 3:09
16. Some These Days I'll Be Gone - 3:13
17. Banty Rooster Blues - 3:01
18. 34 Blues - 2:57
19. High Sheriff Blues - 3:09
20. Stone Pony Blues - 2:49
21. Hammer Blues - 3:13
22. It Won't Be Long - 3:21
23. Going to Move to Alabama - 3:02
24. Poor Me - 2:57


Notes: 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

Patton was the key figure in the transition between traditional folk and what came to be known as the Mississippi Delta blues. A flamboyant, popular performer, he recorded a satchelful of titles between 1929 and 1934, two dozen of which appear in this collection. He sang tales of hardship, freedom, topical events, and other matters in a rough voice that stormed with turmoil. His guitar picking was of a piece: skillfully nuanced in expression and, above all, rhythmically imperative. Yazoo's typically conscientious mastering makes the sound of primitively recorded 78s acceptable. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Founder of the Delta Blues



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