Charlie Patton
AKA:
The Father of the Delta Blues
Birth Name:
Charlie Patton
Birth Date:
April 1, 1891
Birth Place:
Edwards, Mississippi
Death Date:
April 28, 1934
Place of Death:
Heathman-Dedham plantation, 350 Heathman Street, Indianola, Mississippi
Age:
43
Cause of Death:
Heart Disease (Mitral Valve Disorder)
Cemetery Name:
Holly Ridge Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
Small in stature but a giant blues talent, the often stubborn and rude (he was married 8 times) Charley Patton was the most influential artist of the first blues generation. And while there are no guitars, homes, autographs and only two known photographs of the bluesman, time has not diminished his celebrity and his place in blues history has reached mythical proportions.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Holly Ridge Cemetery
Rexburg Road
Holly Ridge, Mississippi, 38751
USA
North America
Grave Location Description
Roughly 200 feet from the road. Keep in mind nobody knows exactly where he was buried so they just placed the headstone randomly within the cemetery
Grave Location GPS
33.4447222, -90.7580556Visiting The Grave:
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Read More About Charlie Patton:
Videos Featuring Charlie Patton:
Charley Patton Mississippi Delta Blues at Gennett Records
Charley Patton - Spoonful Blues (Delta Blues 1929)
Scouting the Delta: Charley Patton and H. C. Speir
Dockery Farms - Home of Charlie Patton
Mississippi Delta Blues (Charley Patton & Blind Lemon Jefferson)
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