King of the Delta Blues

• Artist: Charley Patton
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• Release Date: 1991
• Total Time: 68:53
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

This excellent companion volume to Founder of the Delta Blues pulls together 23 more Patton tracks (including some alternate takes that were for years thought to be lost) to give a much more complete look at this amazing artist. It's interesting here to compare the tracks from his final session to his halcyon output from 1929. Highlights include "Mean Black Cat Blues," Patton's adaption of "Sitting on Top of the World" ("Some Summer Day") and both parts of "Prayer of Death," originally issued under the non de plume of "Elder J.J. Hadley." The sound on this collection is vastly superior, from a noise-reduction standpoint, to its companion volume. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Revenue Man Blues (Lyrics)	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:43)
Some Summer Day	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(3:01)
Hang It on the Wall	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:46)
You Gonna Need Somebody When You Die	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:58)
Jim Lee Blues, Pt. 1	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(3:04)
Pea Vine Blues	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(3:05)
Elder Greene Blues [Take 2][#]	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:58)
Love My Stuff	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:58)
Hammer Blues [Take 1][#]	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(3:14)
Rattlesnake Blues	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:46)
I'm Goin' Home	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(3:05)
Jersey Bull Blues	Big Bill Broonzy, Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(3:12)
Some These Days I'll Be Gone [Take 1][#]	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:54)
Lord, I'm Discouraged	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(3:08)
Oh Death	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:52)
Running Wild Blues	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:56)
Prayer of Death, Pt. 1	Traditional	Charley Patton	(3:06)
Prayer of Death, Pt. 2	Traditional	Charley Patton	(2:50)
Some Happy Day	Charley Patton, H. E. Barnett, J. Graydon Hall	Charley Patton	(3:11)
Troubled 'Bout My Mother	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:57)
I Shall Not Be Moved	Johnny Parth, Traditional	Charley Patton	(3:05)
Mean Black Cat Blues	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:57)
Jesue Is a Dying-Bed Maker	Charley Patton	Charley Patton	(2:55)

Credits

Willie T. Brown (Guitar), Charley Patton (Vocals), Henry "Son" Sims (Violin), Charley Patton (Guitar), Don Kent (Liner Notes), Stephen Calt (Liner Notes)