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Charley Patton was born on 1 April, 1891 in Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S., is an American Delta blues musician (1891–1934). Discover Charley Patton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 43 years old?

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Occupation Musician songwriter
Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 1 April 1891
Birthday 1 April
Birthplace Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S.
Date of death 28 April, 1934
Died Place Heathman Plantation, Sunflower County, Mississippi, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Charley Patton Height, Weight & Measurements

At 43 years old, Charley Patton height is 5' 5" (1.65 m) .

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Height 5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Who Is Charley Patton's Wife?

His wife is Bertha Lee Pate

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Wife Bertha Lee Pate
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Charley Patton Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Charley Patton worth at the age of 43 years old? Charley Patton’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. He is from United States. We have estimated Charley Patton's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Soundtrack

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1891

Most sources say he was born in April 1891, but the years 1881, 1885 and 1887 have also been suggested.

Patton's parentage and race also are uncertain.

His parents were Bill and Annie Patton, but locally he was regarded as having been fathered by former slave Henderson Chatmon, several of whose children became popular Delta musicians, as solo performers and as members of groups such as the Mississippi Sheiks.

Biographer John Fahey described Patton as having "light skin and Caucasian features."

Patton was considered African-American, but because of his light complexion there has been much speculation about his ancestry over the years.

One theory endorsed by blues musician Howlin' Wolf was that Patton was Mexican or Cherokee.

It is generally agreed that Patton was of Black, white, and Native heritage.

Some believe he had a Cherokee grandmother; however, it is also widely asserted by historians that he was between one-quarter and one-half Choctaw.

1897

In 1897, his family moved 100 mi north to the 10000 acre Dockery Plantation, a cotton farm and sawmill near Ruleville, Mississippi.

There, Patton developed his musical style, influenced by Henry Sloan, who had a new, unusual style of playing music, which is now considered an early form of the blues.

Patton performed at Dockery and nearby plantations and began an association with Willie Brown.

Tommy Johnson, Fiddlin' Joe Martin, Robert Johnson, and Chester Burnett (who went on to gain fame in Chicago as Howlin' Wolf) also lived and performed in the area, and Patton served as a mentor to these younger performers.

Robert Palmer described Patton as a "jack-of all-trades bluesman", who played "deep blues, white hillbilly songs, nineteenth-century ballads, and other varieties of black and white country dance music with equal facility".

1907

In "Down the Dirt Road Blues", Patton sang of having gone to "the Nation" and "the Territo'", referring to the Cherokee Nation's portion of the Indian Territory (which became part of the state of Oklahoma in 1907), where a number of Black Indians tried unsuccessfully to claim a place on the tribal rolls and thereby obtain land.

1929

Patton's song "Pony Blues" (1929) was included by the National Recording Preservation Board in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2006.

The board annually selects recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

1933

Patton settled in Holly Ridge, Mississippi, with his common-law wife and recording partner, Bertha Lee, in 1933.

His relationship with Bertha Lee was a turbulent one.

1934

Charlie Patton (April 1891 (probable) – April 28, 1934), more often spelled Charley Patton, was an American Delta blues musician and songwriter.

Considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", he created an enduring body of American music and inspired most Delta blues musicians.

The musicologist Robert Palmer considered him one of the most important American musicians of the twentieth century.

Patton (who was well educated by the standards of his time) spelled his name Charlie, but many sources, including record labels and his gravestone, use the spelling Charley.

Patton was born in Hinds County, Mississippi, near the town of Edwards, and lived most of his life in Sunflower County, in the Mississippi Delta.

He was popular across the southern United States and performed annually in Chicago; in 1934, he performed in New York City.

Unlike most blues musicians of his time, who were often itinerant performers, Patton played scheduled engagements at plantations and taverns.

He gained popularity for his showmanship, sometimes playing with the guitar down on his knees, behind his head, or behind his back.

Patton was a small man, about 5 feet 5 inches tall (1.65m), but his gravelly voice was reputed to have been loud enough to carry 500 yards without amplification; a singing style which particularly influenced Howlin' Wolf (even though Jimmie Rodgers, the "singing brakeman", has to be cited there primarily).

In early 1934, both of them were incarcerated in a Belzoni, Mississippi jailhouse after a particularly harsh fight.

W. R. Calaway from Vocalion Records bailed the pair out of jail, and escorted them to New York City, for what would be Patton's final recording sessions (on January 30 and February 1).

They later returned to Holly Ridge and Lee saw Patton out in his final days.

He died on the Heathman-Dedham plantation, near Indianola, on April 28, 1934, and is buried in Holly Ridge (both towns are located in Sunflower County).

His death certificate states that he died of a mitral valve disorder.

The death certificate does not mention Bertha Lee; the only informant listed is one Willie Calvin.

Patton's death was not reported in the newspapers.

1990

A memorial headstone was erected on Patton's grave (the location of which was identified by the cemetery caretaker, C. Howard, who claimed to have been present at the burial), paid for by musician John Fogerty through the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund in July 1990.

The spelling of Patton's name was dictated by Jim O'Neal, who also composed the epitaph.

2001

Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton, a boxed set collecting Patton's recorded works, was released in 2001.

It also features recordings by many of his friends and associates.

Another collection of Patton recordings, The Definitive Charley Patton, was released by Catfish Records in 2001.

2003

The set won three Grammy Awards in 2003, for Best Historical Album, Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, and Best Album Notes.