Scraped and raw as a freshly plowed field, Charley Patton’s voice decries his harsh life amid the plantation system of the Reconstruction-era South. Patton rises defiantly from scratched 78 rpm ...

The late 19th and early 20th century work songs and spirituals of the Mississippi Delta have traveled far. They came from Freddie Spruell, Charley Patton, Eddie “Son” House, Chester Burnett (Howlin’ ...

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On many songs, he alternates the growl with his trademark high-pitched, falsetto wail. (The title of the new Revenant collection, “Screamin’ and Hollerin’ the Blues,” is taken from one of Patton’s ...

Patton also offered comments on the often disjunctive narratives of his songs by adopting different characters. When you consider the incredible dexterity with which he changes voices, all while ...

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