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Charley Patton(1891-1934)

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Charley Patton
Charley Patton was born on 1 May 1891 in Bolton, Mississippi, USA. He was married to Bertha Lee. He died on 28 April 1934 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA.
BornMay 1, 1891
DiedApril 28, 1934(42)
BornMay 1, 1891
DiedApril 28, 1934(42)
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Known for

Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2020
American Epic (2017)
American Epic
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2017
I Am Joe (2016)
I Am Joe
4.6
  • Soundtrack("Poor Me")
  • 2016
Passage to Mars (2016)
Passage to Mars
4.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2016

Credits

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Soundtrack



  • Michael B. Jordan in Sinners (2025)
    Sinners
    7.5
    • writer: "Pony Blues"
    • 2025
  • Shailene Woodley and Jack Whitehall in Robots (2023)
    Robots
    5.6
    • writer: "Boll Weevil"
    • 2023
  • Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
    6.9
    • lyrics: "Baby Let Me Have It All"
    • 2020
  • American Epic (2017)
    American Epic
    6.8
    • performer: "Missisippi Bo Weevil Blues", "Shake It And Break It", "High Water Everywhere", "Down The Dirt Road Blues", "Gonna Move To Alabama"
    • writer: "Missisippi Bo Weevil Blues", "Shake It And Break It", "High Water Everywhere", "Down The Dirt Road Blues", "Gonna Move To Alabama"
    • 2017
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "High Water Everywhere, Part 2"
    • 2017
  • Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World (2017)
    Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World
    7.8
    • performer: "Pony Blues", "Down the Dirt Road Blues", "High Water Everywhere"
    • writer: "Pony Blues", "Down the Dirt Road Blues", "High Water Everywhere"
    • 2017
  • Michael Borne in Jellyfish (2016)
    Jellyfish
    Short
    • writer: "Devil Sent the Rain Blues"
    • 2016
  • Passage to Mars (2016)
    Passage to Mars
    4.6
    • performer: "High Water Everywhere"
    • writer: "High Water Everywhere"
    • 2016
  • I Am Joe (2016)
    I Am Joe
    4.6
    • Soundtrack ("Poor Me")
    • 2016
  • Two Trains Runnin' (2016)
    Two Trains Runnin'
    7.7
    • performer: "Pony Blues"
    • writer: "Pony Blues", "Hammer Blues"
    • 2016
  • B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)
    B.B. King: The Life of Riley
    7.4
    • writer: "Spoonful Blues"
    • 2012
  • The Blues (2003)
    The Blues
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Hang It On the Wall", "Mississippi Boll Weevil Blues"
    • writer: "Hang It On the Wall", "Mississippi Boll Weevil Blues"
    • performer: "High Water Everywhere Part 1" ...
    • 2003
  • Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
    7.6
    • performer: "A Spoonful Blues", "Screamin' and Hollerin the Blues"
    • writer: "A Spoonful Blues", "Screamin' and Hollerin the Blues"
    • 1993

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • May 1, 1891
    • Bolton, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • April 28, 1934
    • Indianola, Mississippi, USA(chronic heart condition)
  • Spouse
    • Bertha Lee? - April 28, 1934 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    CD: "Pony Blues" (ZPRO)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Many blues artists were inspired by him, including Robert Johnson, Son House and Muddy Waters.
  • Trademark
    Using his guitar for a drum
  • Nickname
    • The Masked Marvel

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