"Pony Blues" is a Delta blues song recorded by blues musician Charley Patton.[1] Patton recorded the song in June 1929 during his first session.[2] The song was also the first song to be released by Patton on the Paramount label.[1]
| "Pony Blues" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Charley Patton | ||||
| B-side | "Banty Rooster Blues" | |||
| Released | Late 1929 | |||
| Recorded | Richmond, Indiana, June 14, 1929 | |||
| Genre | Delta blues | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Paramount (no. 12792-A) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Charley Patton | |||
| Charley Patton singles chronology | ||||
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Recording and background
editPatton wrote "Pony Blues" sometime around the age 19, and is one of the first songs Patton ever wrote. He would record another rendition of this song as "Stone Pony Blues" in 1934.[1]
With the help of record store owner H. C. Speir, Patton obtained his first recording session, for Paramount Records, on June 14, 1929.[3] He cut 14 sides, including "Pony Blues" (vocal and guitar).[4] Patton's composition "Down the Dirt Road" was also recorded at this session.[5]
Renditions
edit- Big Joe Williams: Classic Delta Blues (1966)[6]
- Canned Heat: Living the Blues (1968)[7]
- Son House: The Great Bluesmen at Newport (1976)[8]
- Cephas & Wiggins: Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad (1998)[9]
- Howlin' Wolf: The Best of Howlin' Wolf 1951-1958 (1990)[10]
- Corey Harris: Between Midnight and Day (1995)[11]
- Alvin Youngblood Hart: Big Mama's Door (1996)[12]
- Duke Robillard: New Blues for Modern Man (1999)[13]
- Paul Geremia: Love, Murder & Mosquitos (2004)[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Illustrated Charley Patton discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Robert Palmer (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.
- ^ Robert Palmer (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.
- ^ Dicaire, David (1999). Blues Singers, McFarland & Company. page 7. ISBN 0-7864-0606-2.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness. page 3201. ISBN 1-56159-176-9.
- ^ "Classic Delta Blues - Big Joe Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Living the Blues - Canned Heat | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "The Great Bluesmen at Newport '59 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad - Cephas & Wiggins | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "CD Album: Howlin' Wolf - The Best Of Howlin' Wolf 1951-1958 (2009)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Between Midnight and Day - Corey Harris | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Big Mama's Door - Alvin Youngblood Hart | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "New Blues for Modern Man - Duke Robillard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Love, Murder and Mosquitos - Paul Geremia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.