What do people think of Charley Patton? I've been recently listening to "The Definitive Charley Patton" 3CD collection and love it, although I could not for the life of me tell you why I love it so much: You cannot hear any but brief snatches of the words; the songs are difficult to distinguish from one another and are not that melodic. On the other hand, they have a sort of deceptively primitive rhytham that is quite hypnotic, as is the growling non-singing. I cannot listen to one track without listening to a whole CD.

What do people think of his guitar playing? I know there are quite a few musicians that post here so I would love to hear your opinion.

I can thorougly recommend "The Definitive Charley Patton." Great cover, great booklet, great pictures, and, of course, great music on 3 CDs. It is fairly cheap, too, although I can't quite remember how much I paid for it. Look it up in Amazon and that will tell you. Does anyone have "Screamin' and Hollerin' The Blues" which costs one-hundred and something pounds? If you do, was it worth the money? I am thinking about buying it but I am a bit afraid that it is a little over the top and that I would be better with the compilation that I have now.

Although Patton plays a very black music, he was only one quarter black. He was also half red indian and quarter white. Is it true that there is only one known photograph of him?