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Charley Patton
Charley Patton (between April 1887 and 1891 – April 28, 1934), also known as Charlie Patton, was an American Delta blues musician. He is considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", and is credited with creating an enduring body of American music and personally inspiring just about every Delta blues man (Palmer, 1995). Musicologist Robert Palmer considers him among the most important musicians that America produced in the twentieth century. Many sources, including musical releases and his gravestone, spell his name “Charley” even though the musician himself spelled his name "Charlie."
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I'm Going Home [2019]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pony Blues | |
| A Spoonful Blues | |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | |
| Screamin' & Hollerin' the Blues | |
| Hammer Blues [Take 1] | |
| It Won't Be Long | |
| Shake It & Break It |
The Rough Guide to Hokum Blues [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shake It and Break It (But Don’t Let It Fall Mama) | 3:07 |
Elvis Presley: The Songs He Loved and Those That Loved Him [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:55 |
The Rough Guide to Ragtime Blues [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shake It and Break It (But Don?'t Let It Fall Mama) | 3:06 |
Down the Dirt Road Blues 1929-1934 [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:57 |
| Screamin' & Hollerin' the Blues | 3:04 |
| Pony Blues | 3:03 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:26 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:13 |
| Shake It & Break It | 3:10 |
| Green River Blues | 3:15 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:16 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:18 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:50 |
| "34" Blues | 2:59 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:41 |
| Oh Death | 2:52 |
I've Got the Blues But I'm Too Damn Mean to Cry: Protest in Early Blues & Gospel [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 3:00 |
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 1 [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:01 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:51 |
| Pony Blues | 2:56 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:23 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:04 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:02 |
Hot 100: Best of the Blues: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:42 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:09 |
Memphis Blues Collection: Elvis Presley & The Songs That Drove Him Wild [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down The Dirt Road Blues | 2:55 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 6: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:51 |
| Vida Lee | 2:25 |
The Blues Effect: Charley Patton [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:09 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:13 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:51 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:42 |
| 34 Blues | 2:58 |
| Green River Blues | 3:10 |
Rough Guide to Charley Patton [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:58 |
| Pony Blues | 2:59 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:10 |
| 34 Blues | 2:57 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:42 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:11 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:07 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:07 |
| Oh Death | 2:51 |
| Gypsy Woman | 2:34 |
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Charley Patton [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:57 |
| Pony Blues | 2:59 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:10 |
| 34 Blues | 2:57 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:42 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:11 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:07 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:07 |
| Oh Death | 2:51 |
| Hobo Blues [*] | 3:01 |
| Big Legged Woman [*] | 2:42 |
Total Blues: 100 Essential Songs [2012]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:00 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:50 |
| Pony Blues | 2:55 |
75 Year Anniversary Edition [Bonus DVD] [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:53 |
| Pony Blues | 2:58 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:10 |
| Shake It and Break It | 3:07 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:13 |
| 34 Blues | 2:54 |
| Oh Death | 2:51 |
| Mama's Got the Blues | 2:52 |
Devil's Best Friend [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:09 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:11 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:07 |
This Is the Blues [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pony Blues | 3:04 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:14 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 3:02 |
| Screamin' & Hollerin' the Blues | 3:12 |
| Shake It & Break It | 3:11 |
| Green River Blues | 3:11 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:22 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:20 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:48 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:16 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:58 |
| 34 Blues | 3:01 |
| Oh Death! | 2:54 |
Complete Recordings, CD A [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pony Blues | 3:02 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:12 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 3:00 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:10 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:29 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall, Mama) | 3:09 |
Complete Recordings, CD E [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Moon Going Down | 3:18 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:14 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:56 |
| 34 Blues | 2:59 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:46 |
| Oh Death | 2:54 |
Junkers, Jivers & Coke Fiends: Vintage Songs About Drugs 1926-1952 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Spoonful Blues | 3:10 |
Primeval Blues, Rags and Gospel Songs [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:41 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:51 |
| 34 Blues | 2:56 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:17 |
| Oh Death | 2:49 |
The History of the Blues [Fuel 2000] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:10 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:07 |
Devil Sent the Rain Blues (Complete Recordings) [2004]
Hang It on the Wall [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pony Blues | 2:58 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:14 |
| 34 Blues | 2:55 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:10 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:53 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:08 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:03 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:39 |
Hellhounds on Their Trail: A History of Blues Guitar 1924-2001 [Box Set] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:58 |
Best of Charley Patton [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:56 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:22 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:10 |
| Shake It and Break It | 3:10 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:06 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:13 |
| Pony Blues | 3:00 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:16 |
| Green River Blues | 3:09 |
Legendary Delta Blues Session: Historical Blues Session, Vol. 1 [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Moon Going Down | 3:16 |
Screamin' & Hollerin' the Blues [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shake It and Break It | 3:06 |
| Screamin' & Hollerin' the Blues | 3:03 |
| 34 Blues | 2:54 |
| Green River Blues | 3:09 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:07 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:48 |
| Pony Blues | 2:58 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:52 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:24 |
| Oh Death | 2:52 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:14 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:39 |
| Moon Goin' Down | 3:11 |
The Best There Ever Was: The Legendary Early Blues Performers [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It Won't Be Long | 3:23 |
Blue on Blues [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:10 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:07 |
Complete Recordings 1929-1934 [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pony Blues | 3:00 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:08 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:58 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:27 |
| Shake it and Break it (But Don't Let it Fall Mama) | 3:08 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:10 |
| Green River Blues | 3:08 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:18 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:16 |
| 34 Blues | 2:57 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:12 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:53 |
| Oh Death | 2:52 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:44 |
| Hammer Blues [Take 2] [Take] | 3:16 |
O Brother: Music in the Tradition [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:08 |
The Complete Recordings: 1929-34 [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pony Blues | 3:02 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:12 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 3:00 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:29 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall, Mama) | 3:09 |
| Green River Blues | 3:09 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:18 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:14 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:56 |
| 34 Blues | 2:59 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:46 |
| Oh Death | 2:54 |
Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pony Blues | 3:00 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:11 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:59 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:09 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:28 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:07 |
| Hammer Blues [Take 2] | 3:16 |
| Green River Blues | 3:15 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:25 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:54 |
| 34 Blues | 2:59 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:53 |
| Oh Death | 3:00 |
The Definitive [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:03 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:56 |
| Pony Blues | 3:01 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:24 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:10 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:08 |
| Green River Blues | 3:13 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:14 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:16 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:11 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:48 |
| 34 Blues | 2:59 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:39 |
| Oh Death | 2:52 |
The Definitive Charley Patton [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:03 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:56 |
| Pony Blues | 3:01 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:24 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:10 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:08 |
| Green River Blues | 3:13 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:14 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:16 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:11 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:48 |
| 34 Blues | 2:59 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:39 |
| Oh Death | 2:52 |
A Proper Introduction to Charley Patton: Pony Blues [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:59 |
| Pony Blues | 3:00 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:11 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:08 |
| Green River Blues | 3:08 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:17 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:17 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:12 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:44 |
Pony Blues: His 23 Greatest Songs [1999]
All Time Blues Classics [1996]
King of the Delta [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:09 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:13 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:04 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:54 |
| Pony Blues | 2:59 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:25 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:13 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:10 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:50 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:39 |
| 34 Blues | 2:55 |
Roll and Tumble Blues: The Essential Recordings of Slide Guitar Blues [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:13 |
Voice of the Delta: The Complete Paramount Recordings [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pony Blues | 3:00 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:05 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:54 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:26 |
| Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:09 |
| Spoonful Blues | 3:12 |
| Green River Blues | 3:12 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:15 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:13 |
King of the Delta Blues [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:43 |
| Hammer Blues [Take 1][#] | 3:14 |
| Oh Death | 2:52 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1929) [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:05 |
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:54 |
| Pony Blues | 2:59 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:27 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:12 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:09 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1929) [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Green River Blues | 3:11 |
| Hammer Blues [Take 1] | 3:20 |
| Hammer Blues [Take 2] | 3:16 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1929-1934) [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Moon Going Down | 3:13 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:09 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:49 |
| 34 Blues | 2:57 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:41 |
| Oh Death | 2:54 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vols. 1-3 [1990]
Founder of the Delta Blues [Yazoo] [1971]
Founder of the Delta Blues [1969]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Down the Dirt Road Blues | 2:57 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:06 |
| Stone Pony Blues | 2:52 |
| It Won't Be Long | 3:24 |
| Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) | 3:10 |
| Green River Blues | 3:10 |
| High Sheriff Blues | 3:12 |
| A Spoonful Blues | 3:13 |
| Moon Going Down | 3:17 |
| Pony Blues | 3:01 |
| 34 Blues | 2:59 |
| Hammer Blues | 3:15 |
Unknown Album
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pony Blues | 3:01 |
| Revenue Man Blues | 2:41 |
| Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues | 3:06 |
| Moon Goin' Down | 3:11 |
| Oh Death | 2:52 |
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