Charley Patton

Charlie Patton, better known as Charley Patton (Between April 1887 & 1891 - April 28, 1934) is best known as an American Delta blues musician. He is considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues" and therefore one of the oldest known figures of American popular music. He 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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