Charley Patton (1891 - 1934) - Find A Grave Memorial

Actions

Charley Patton

Birth:	Apr., 1891 Hinds County Mississippi, USA
Death:	Apr. 28, 1934 Indianola Sunflower County Mississippi, USA
Musician. Born in Edwards, Mississippi, he was a influential guitarist and performer from the earliest days of the Delta Blues. He is credited with creating an enduring body of American music such as the classic standards "Pony Blues", "Mississippi Boll Weevil Blues", "A Spoonful Blues", "Banty Rooster Blues" and "Down The Dirt Road". He died of heart disease on a plantation near Indianola, Mississippi. In 1990, musician John Fogerty bought Patton's grave marker. In 2003, his re-mastered boxed set recording "Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues", won three Grammy Awards for Best Historical Album. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Cause of death: Heart ailment Search Amazon for Charley Patton

Burial: Holly Ridge Cemetery Holly Ridge Sunflower County Mississippi, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: May 04, 1999 Find A Grave Memorial# 5340