{"product_id":"king-of-the-delta-blues-the-life-and-music-of-charlie-patton-paperback","title":"King of the Delta Blues: The Life and Music of Charlie Patton - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGayle Dean Wardlow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Calt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdward Komara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Born 130 years ago in the heart of Mississippi, Charlie Patton (c. 1891-1934) is considered by many to be a father of the Delta blues. With his bullish baritone voice and his fluid slide guitar touch, Patton established songs like \"Pony Blues,\" \"A Spoonful Blues,\" and \"High Water Everywhere\" in the blues lexicon and, through his imitators, in American music. But over the decades, his contributions to blues music have been overshadowed in popularity by those of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and other mid-century bluesmen and women who've experienced a resurgence in their music. \u003ci\u003eKing of the Delta Blues Singers, \u003c\/i\u003e originally published in 1988, began a small renaissance in blues and Patton research and set a new scholarly precedent touching even the spelling his name--which, to Patton himself, was \"Charlie,\" not the \"Charley\" of the early records. And now, with the wide availability of Patton's complete discography in multiple formats, this revised second edition brings the legend of Charlie Patton into a clarity of detail that was previously impossible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gayle Dean Wardlow and the late Stephen Calt (1946-2010) originally probed Patton's career in the Mississippi Delta, his early performances and recordings, and his musical legacy that continues to influence today's guitarists and performers, including such musicians as Jack White and Larkin Poe. For this second edition, Wardlow and Edward Komara refined the text and rewrote major sections, updating them with new scholarship on Patton and Delta blues. And finally, Komara has added a new afterword bringing Patton into the contemporary blues conversation and introducing numerous musical examples for the modern researcher and musician. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The second edition of \u003ci\u003eKing of the Delta Blues Singers\u003c\/i\u003e will further cement Patton's legacy among important blues musicians, and it will be of interest to anyone absorbed in the beginnings of the Delta blues and music biographies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 9.04 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42161461887111,"sku":"9781621906612","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f23db0d4c94af2525ed80c95d9f60238.webp?v=1733281357","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/king-of-the-delta-blues-the-life-and-music-of-charlie-patton-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}