How blue can you get? Nov 30, 2008
Gioia begins with W. C. Handy, a onetime busker for Memphis politicians who discovered the blues and prettified it for mass consumption, and Charley Patton, "a hard-drinking, loose-living, work-shirking field hand" with a remarkable talent for the guitar. He then steers his narrative toward the well-known Delta greats - boldface names like Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, and Muddy Waters - as well as forgotten figures whose recorded output might not be enough to fill an entire compact disc, like... (Boston Globe)
Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Oct 3, 2008
There's not a hit nor familiar song; there's nothing essential about the live tracks except for a powerful 2003 take on High Water (For Charley Patton) and of course there's that craggy, idiosyncratic voice. However, you would be rewarded for spending the dosh, for the quality of songwriting and thinking here is consistently high. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dylan devotees set for rare treat Sep 24, 2008
Also included are songs that have only appeared on soundtracks, such as the brilliant Cross the Green Mountain from the Gods and Generals soundtrack, traditional songs and live versions including one of High Water (for Charley Patton) from Niagara in 2003. From October 4, the songs will be available in a CD set, while traditionalists will be able to buy the four-LP set, pressed on 180-gram vinyl. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Bob Dylan Unveils Triple-Disc Rarities Set Jul 30, 2008
Disc one:"Mississippi" (Unreleased, "Time Out of Mind")"Most of the Time" (Alternate version, "Oh Mercy")"Dignity" (Piano demo, "Oh Mercy")"Someday Baby" (Alternate version, "Modern Times")"Red River Shore" (Unreleased, "Time Out of Mind")"Tell 'Ole Bill" (Alternate version, "North Country" soundtrack)"Born in Time" (Unreleased, "Oh Mercy")"Can't Wait" (Alternate version, "Time Out of Mind")"Everything is Broken" (Alternate version, "Oh Mercy")"Dreamin' of You" (Unreleased, "Time Out of... (Billboard.com)
Bob Dylan reveals many facets on 'Tell Tale Signs' Jul 29, 2008
Mississippi (unreleased, Time Out of Mind)Most of the Time (alternate version, Oh Mercy)Dignity (piano demo, Oh Mercy)Someday Baby (alternate version, Modern Times)Red River Shore (unreleased, Time Out of Mind)Tell Ol' Bill (alternate version, North Country soundtrack)Born in Time (unreleased, Oh Mercy)Can't Wait (alternate version, Time Out of Mind)Everything Is Broken (alternate version, Oh Mercy)Dreamin' of You (unreleased, Time Out of Mind)Huck's Tune (from Lucky You soundtrack)Marchin' to... (USA Today)
Birthplace of blues? Jul 25, 2008
That was the day when, early in the 20th century, Charley Patton, Willie Brown, Tommy Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Pops Staples and others would play an emerging new kind of music on the front porch of the plantation's commissary ... The blues have traveled far and wide in the years since Charley Patton got his start on that commissary porch. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
My 20-year love affair with skiffle Jun 1, 2008
The song was immortalised in 1934 by the blues innovator Charley Patton and singer Bertha Lee. Our version is inspired by their spine-tingling recording, although the way we play it, it sounds a lot more ramshackle. (Guardian Unlimited)
A Dangerous Instrument May 25, 2008
Taylor says that during a sound check, they listened to him play and sing "You Know What I'm Talkin' About," a new tune that Kouyate had written in a style inspired by pioneering Mississippi bluesman Charley Patton. Africans tuned right in. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Ground Zero Blues Club Opens in Memphis May 20, 2008
"Our mission is to showcase the best of today's Delta Blues musicians, those who carry on the tradition of Charley Patton, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker," said Luckett. "We're excited to bring that heritage to Memphis, home of the blues.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hoboken musician sings the blues Blue Apple Blues Festival this Thursday Apr 3, 2008
Borden said that they have the set list planned, which includes songs from the debut album ("Train" by Catler and "Pony Blues" by Charley Patton) and Catler's original rearrangements of some blues classics. "We like to start off our set with an instrumental, which is pretty much a blues tradition," she said. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Birth & Death Of The Blues Dec 22, 2007
BIRTH & DEATH OF THE BLUES. Saturday, December 22, 2007 Last Update: 06:30 AM EST. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Tommy Johnson: Shining light on legend Oct 18, 2007
In his early teens, Tommy Johnson ran away to the Delta, where he played with seminal bluesmen, including Charley Patton. A portrait of legendary bluesman Tommy Johnson. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Mississippi Delta: Birthplace of the blues Oct 11, 2007
I then drive to Dockery Farms, outside of Cleveland, which once employed Charley Patton ... My final day in the Delta, I take another drive to Indianola, best known as B.B. King's birthplace, and then visit the Highway 61 Blues Museum in Leland, crammed with blues artifacts like a pair of rare Charley Patton 78s in a glass display case. (CNN -- Travel)
Paul Rishell and Annie Raines Oct 4, 2007
They clearly adore the vintage charms of early blues masters like Charley Patton, Ma Rainey, and Blind Lemon Jefferson, but there is nothing archival about the sweet muscle and urban sass they bring to their arrangements. Rishell is a wonderfully convincing singer - and such a hot guitarist that he taught both Susan Tedeschi and Michael Tarbox. (Boston Globe)
Dust Bowl Jubilee May 30, 2007
His father, a man who he claims, "Never trusted anything you had to plug in," introduced him at a young age to the dust-ravaged folk sounds of men like Charley Patton, Furry Lewis, and Leadbelly. "When I was a little kid my dad had this big Magnavox console stereo where the TV would probably have been in anyone else's house. We used to listen to old things like those Smithsonian/Folkways field recordings. I always loved that stuff," Parr recalls. (City Pages)
Blues Trail will honor native Rush Mar 22, 2007
The first markers were erected in the Delta honoring such Bluesmen as Charley Patton, Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson and historic sites like Nelson Street in Greenville, the Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale and WGRM Radio Studio in Greenwood where B. B. King was first heard on the air. All the sites will eventually employ the latest technology to allow visitors to hear the sounds associated with each location. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Gomez, Kweller getting ready to break on through Mar 8, 2007
Gomez's latest disc emphasizes jaunty, tightly woven pop tunes like the Guster-esque ditties "Girlshapedlovedrug" and the too-cuddly "Cry on Demand." A pity, that -- especially when tumultuous, psych-dosed rock exorcisms like "Chasing Ghosts With Alcohol" juxtaposed so beautifully with brooding mood pieces like "Charley Patton Songs" during its 90-minute closing set. With three front-line singer-guitarists -- and a first-rate pair of sandpaper-scuffed, smoked-glass pipes in lead guitarist Ben... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Sounds worth saving Mar 7, 2007
- "Pony Blues," Charley Patton (1929). - "You're the Top," Cole Porter (1934). (FOX59, IN)
Sounds selected for national registry Mar 7, 2007
"Uncle Josh and the Insurance Agent," Cal Stewart (1904)"Il mio tesoro," John McCormack, orchestra conducted by Walter Rogers (1916) National Defense Test, Sept. 12, 1924 (1924) "Black Bottom Stomp," Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers (1926) "Wildwood Flower," the Carter Family (1928) "Pony Blues," Charley Patton (1929) "You're the Top," Cole Porter (1934) "The Osage Bank Robbery," episode of "The Lone Ranger" (Dec. 17, 1937) Address to Congress, Dec. 8, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt (1941)... (Variety)
What SHOULD be on the 'Definitive 200' list? Feb 27, 2007
- Nirvana, Nevermind- OutKast, ATLiens- Charley Patton, Screamin and Hollerin the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton (compilation)- Pink Floyd, The Wall Prisoners of the Mississippi and Louisiana state penitentiary, Prison Blues of the South (compilation)- Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blood Sugar Sex Magik- Sade, Love Deluxe- Slick Rick, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick- Sly amily Stone, Theres a Riot Goin On- Snoop Doggy Dogg, Doggystyle- Son House, The Complete Library of... (Pensacola News Journal)
Get your motor running Feb 20, 2007
It includes the otherworldly Kargyraa Moan, where Charley Patton and Blind Willie Johnson meet Outer Mongolia. Extracted from Bringing It All Back Home by Ian Clayton, priced 12. (Guardian Unlimited)
Dreamy nightlife Feb 3, 2007
" Deaths and rebirths Pops put Mavis on the stage when she was just a girl. A familiar of Charley Patton, Pops played blues guitar in Mississippi before he moved to Chicago. There, he fashioned a gospel singing group with his daughters Mavis and Cleotha and son Pervis (eventually replaced by sister Yvonne). The family's friendship with King shifted the group's direction from traditional gospel to more contemporary songs of empowerment. One of King's favorite songs was "Why (Am I Treated so... (Anchorage Daily News)
In search of the blues Jan 28, 2007
We're assembled for the unveiling of a commemorative plaque to Charley Patton, an illiterate, heavy-drinking, illegitimate descendant of slaves who also happened to be one of the greatest blues musicians who ever lived and was buried in the cemetery when his hard-living brought about his early demise in 1934 ... We gave birth to the blues and then to rock'n'roll right here in the delta and Charley Patton was one of the pioneers ... There's nothing left except a water tower but Robert Johnson was... (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
