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Charley Patton – Pony Blues

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Track Listing:
1. Mississippi Boweavil Blues - 3:09   2. Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues - 3:04   3. Down the Dirt Road Blues - 2:53   4. Pony Blues - 2:59   5. Banty Rooster Blues - 3:02   6. Pea Vine Blues - 3:01   7. A Spoonful Blues - 3:11   8. Prayer of Death, Pt. 1 - 3:06   9. Elder Greene Blues - 3:01   10. Mean Black Cat Blues - 2:54   11. Charley Patton - 3:10   12. Hammer Blues - 3:13   13. Heart Like Railroad Steel - 2:50   14. High Water Everywhere, Pt. 1 - 3:03   15. Rattlesnake Blues - 2:42   16. Mean Black Moan - 3:09   17. Dry Well Blues - 3:18   18. Bird Nest Bound - 3:07   19. Jersey Bull Blues - 3:06   20. High Sheriff Blues - 3:08   21. Stone Pony Blues - 2:49   22. 34 Blues - 2:55   23. Hang It on the Wall - 2:38

Reviews:

1. AllMusic - Steve Leggett
The story of Delta blues starts with Charley Patton's slashing slide style, hoarse and gruff vocals, and unerring ability to personalize even the most mundane blues lyric. Patton's 78s have been collected in several fine packages, including the JSP box called Complete Recordings, Catfish's three-disc budget box called Definitive Charley Patton, and the last word in all this, the impressive (and expensive) seven-disc Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues from Revenant Records. This single-disc selection from Proper works as an inexpensive single-disc introduction to Patton, and it contains his best-known songs like "Pony Blues," the two-part "High Water Everywhere," "Down the Dirt Road Blues," "High Sheriff Blues," and "Revenue Man Blues." Since Patton's rhythms and overall approach can be repetitive at times, casual listeners wondering what all the fuss is about might be better served with a single disc like this one that hones things down a bit, but Patton's work is both the Big Bang and the epicenter of country blues, so going a little deeper and springing for one of the box sets is well worth the time and expense. 

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