Record Store Day release. Charley Patton’s distinctive guitar style inspired a whole tradition, the Delta Blues. The man himself was many things; a hell-raiser extraordinaire, bona fide celebrity, a wandering bluesman and a musician like no other. Enjoy a comprehensive collection of his finest works loving re-mastered to perfection on this engaging Rough Guide. Includes a free download card with extra music: You can donwload the entire album plus bonus material entitled "Delta Blues Legacy". By any estimation, Charley Patton was one of the most significant and influential bluesmen of them all, the first and earliest ‘King Of the Delta Blues’. The likes of Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf all fell under his spell and are included on the bonus download card, which pays homage to Patton’s influence and shows how the blues would have sounded very different without his towering example.

Track Listing
1 Mississippi Boweavil Blues
2 Pony Blues
3 A Spoonful Blues
4 High Water Everywhere (Part 1)
5 High Water Everywhere (Part 2)
6 Poor Me
7 High Sheriff Blues
8 Prayer Of Death (Part 1)
9 Prayer Of Death (Part 2)
10 Shake it And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
11 34 Blues
12 Jesus Is A Dying Bed Maker