Pony Blues
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| "Pony Blues" | ||||
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| Single by Charlie Patton | ||||
| B-side | "Banty Rooster Blues" | |||
| Released | 1929 | |||
| Format | 78" | |||
| Recorded | June 14, 1929 Richmond, Indiana |
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| Genre | Delta blues | |||
| Length | 3:02 3:04 |
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| Label | Paramount | |||
| Writer(s) | Charlie Patton | |||
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"Pony Blues" is a Delta blues song recorded in 1929 by Charley Patton. The recording was the first he made in his short career. It is considered one of his greatest songs.
Recording and background
With the help of record store owner H. C. Speir, Patton obtained his first recording session, for Paramount Records, on June 14, 1929. He cut 14 sides, including "Pony Blues" (vocal and guitar).[1] Patton's compositions "Banty Rooster Blues" and "Down the Dirt Road" were also recorded at this session.[2]
Notable cover versions
- Big Joe Williams: Classic Delta Blues (1966)
- Canned Heat: Living the Blues (1968)
- Son House: The Great Bluesmen at Newport (1976)
- Cephas & Wiggins: Living Country Blues USA, Vol. 1 (1981)
- Howlin' Wolf: "The Memphis Days: Definitive Edition, Vol. 2" (1990)
- Corey Harris: Between Midnight and Day (1995)
- Alvin Youngblood Hart: Big Mama's Door (1996)
- Paul Geremia: Love, Murder & Mosquitos (2004)
- Cassandra Wilson: Silver Pony (2010)
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
