Dave Fox and Will Branch do Charley Patton
Here's one I shot several years ago and for some unknown reason never uploaded. I should have. It's a great song and a great performance. Here it is by special request. Dave Fox on washboard and Will Branch on guitar perform Charley Patton's Green River Blues. Recorded at the19th Street Coffee House in Milwaukee on October 1, 2010.
About Charley Patton
Charlie Patton, better known as Charley Patton, was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. Considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", he inspired most Delta blues musicians. Born: April 1891 (probable) in Hinds County, Mississippi (near the town of Edwards) Died: April 28, 1934 on the Heathman-Dedham plantation in Mississippi (near Indianola) Patton's parentage and race also are uncertain. His parents were Bill and Annie Patton, but locally he was regarded as...
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