Charlie Patton "Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues"

Charlie Patton "Screamin&and Hollerin&the Blues" Recorded in 1929 for Paramount Records at Richmond, Indiana. Charlie Patton Birth: Between April 1887 & 1891 Hinds County Mississippi, USA Death: Apr. 28, 1934 Indianola Sunflower County Mississippi, USA Cause of death: Heart ailment Burial: Holly Ridge Cemetery Holly Ridge Sunflower County Mississippi, USA Charlie Patton was one of the first mainstream stars of the Delta blues genre. He is credited with creating an enduring body of American music such as the classic standards "Pony Blues", "Mississippi Boll Weevil Blues", "A Spoonful Blues", "Banty Rooster Blues" and "Down The Dirt Road". He died of heart disease on a plantation near Indianola, Mississippi. In 1990, musician John Fogerty bought Patton&grave marker. In 2003, his re-mastered boxed set recording "Screamin&and Hollerin&the Blues", won three Grammy Awards for Best Historical Album.