{"product_id":"charley-patton-expanded-edition","title":"Charley Patton: Expanded Edition","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Noted guitarist John Fahey presents a textual and musicological examination of the music of blues legend Charley Patton. This new edition is enhanced by Fahey's notes from the Grammy-winning, out-of-print boxed set, \"Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton\". Available for the first time outside the set, Fahey's reconsideration on Patton's music offers fresh perspectives and corrects the historical record in key spots\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patton (c.1891-1934) was born and raised amid Mississippi's cotton plantations. During the 1920s he was the first of the region's great stars, performing for packed houses throughout the South and making popular recordings in New York City. His music -- ranging from blues and ballads to ragtime and gospel -- is distinctive for his gravelly, high-energy singing and the propulsive beat of his guitar. Patton possessed a lively stage presence, originating many of the guitar-playing antics now associated with Jimi Hendrix and other latter-day musicians. His influence, among both his contemporaries and subsequent blues artists, is incalculable. \n\u003cbr\u003e John Fahey (1939-2001) was an acoustic guitar pioneer who studied folklore and the techniques of blues musicians. The spiritual father of the \"American primitive guitar,\" Fahey turned the guitar solo into a metaphysical exercise. He set up Takoma Records in 1959 to release not only his own albums but also Leo Kottke's \"6 \u0026amp; 12 String Guitar\" (1971), an artist with whom he later also collaborated. In addition to his albums and record label work, Fahey published three books: the Patton bio (originally his master's thesis) and two mixtures of fact and fiction: \n\u003ci\u003eHow Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eVampire Vultures.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A Brief Biography \n\u003cbr\u003e Modes, Scales, Tunings and New Terms \n\u003cbr\u003e Tune Analysis \n\u003cbr\u003e Tune Families \n\u003cbr\u003e An Examination and Classification of the Texts \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charley Reconsidered, Thirty-Five Years On \n\u003cbr\u003e Part I: A Brief Rejoinder \n\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Charley Patton: Pilgrim of the Ominous \n\u003cbr\u003e Part III: The Blues Story and the Religion of Charley Patton \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Appendix: Texts and Transcriptions \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Selected Discography \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Father of the Delta Blues, Charley Patton (1891-1934) was born and raised around Mississippi's cotton plantations. During the 1920s, he was the first of the region's great stars, performing for packed houses throughout the South and making popular recordings in New York City. His music -- ranging from blues and ballads to ragtime and gospel -- is distinctive for his gravelly, high-energy singing and the propulsive beat of his guitar. Patton had a lively stage presence, originating many of the guitar-playing antics now associated with Jimi Hendrix and other latter-day musicians. His influence, among both his contemporaries and subsequent blues artists, is incalculable. \n\u003cbr\u003e Noted guitarist John Fahey presents a textual and musicological examination of Patton's music. This new edition of the original 1970 publication is enhanced by Fahey's notes from the Grammy-winning, out-of-print box set \n\u003ci\u003eScreamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton\u003c\/i\u003e. Available for the first time outside the set, Fahey's reconsideration of Patton's music offers fresh perspectives and key corrections of the historical record.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46431146508419,"sku":"SPTM-9780486843445","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780486843445_spiral.png?v=1769660251","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/charley-patton-expanded-edition","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}