'A Spoonful Blues' by CHARLEY PATTON (1929) Classic Delta Blues Guitar

CHARLEY PATTON (1891-1934)
" A Spoonful Blues " (1929)

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[Clepto202]

Though he was considered African-American, In actuality, Patton was a mix of white, black, and Cherokee (one of his grandmothers was a full-blooded Cherokee).

[RagtimeDorianHenry]

right

[Mansley28]

What an incredible song! Thanks for posting.

[RagtimeDorianHenry]

you're welcome my friend :)

[515742617000027]

this is by far out of ALL the blues artists my favorite. Its amazing how his career was only 5 short years from 1929 to 1934 and yet he recored like 70 (i ithink around 76 or something) songs. Only recorded four times in 1929 in Richmond, in 1929 in Grafton in 1930 in Grafton and finally in 1934 in New York City.

[tripnixon]

@LadyofWar1980 From what I've dug up on this, this song "Spoonful/Spoonful Blues/etc", was performed by many Delta Blues musicians. It is about a spoonful of cocaine. Back then, well, from what my Grandparents/Great-Grandparent­s/Parents told us was that it was used for headaches, etc... The thing is... they really didn't know how addictive it was. Kinda like Loritabs, etc in our day. I love how he sings the line, but leaves out "a spoonful" :-) "What I need is...."

[GrigoriZhukov]

@Clepto202 so? only racist care about shit like that...yeah I am sick as hell of read hearing shit like you posted 2 years ago. Been sick of that racist shit since I could vote. Ain't no such damn thing as race you stupid people.

[diazsinger]

I'm amazed with the complex vocal pattern's he does on this and how he bounces back and forth in singing to talking. Wow seems ahead of our time even. So glad you post all of these videos.

[LadyofWar1980]

Okay so what is this song REALLY about? I've heard cocaine and I've heard sex. Anybody?

[matebary]

@jms8220 how dare you think of justin bieber while listening to roots of blues?

[curio222]

I never head guitar cry like that before...pure heaven.

[jms8220]

this guy pwns justin beiber

[stolenusername4]

@treysyt "a spoonful" refers to a lot more than a woman

[SRone45]

Without Patton, no Clapton, Page, Gilmour, Richards, Hendrix...the list goes on and on...