Dockery Farms Home of Charlie Patton

Dockery Farms, between Cleveland and Ruleville, Mississippi: cotton plantation with original barns and machinery. Around 1900, there lived and worked about 2000 people, including many blues musicians. Dockery had a store, its own currency, its own doctor, and was to be known, to be good for the employees and that was rare. Dockery has produced many celebrities, including Charley Patton, 1890 - 1934, the first blues singer who was generally known, because there are 56 songs recorded of him. Narrator: Morgan Freeman. a CP & MG production© Editing: MG. soundtrack: Charlie Patton©

Dockery Farms bevindt zich tussen Cleveland en Ruleville in Mississippi: Katoenplantage met originele schuren en machines. Rond 1900 woonden en werkten er zon 2000 mensen, waaronder veel bluesmuzikanten. Dockery had een winkel, een eigen muntsoort, een eigen dokter, en stond er om bekend, goed te zijn voor de medewerkers en dat was zeldzaam. Dockery heeft veel beroemdheden voortgebracht, o.a. Charley Patton, 1890 - 1934, de 1e blueszanger die algemeen bekendheid kreeg, omdat er 56 liedjes van hem zijn opgenomen. Commentaar: Morgan Freeman.
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[diggdymes]

Great piece.

[MGvideoproductions]

@diggdymes & all other youtube watchers,

Thank you for your wonderful reactions!

Love, MG.

[MarcBrewer]

Charley Patton said ( in '34 Blues) : "They run me from Will Dockery's, Willie Brown, I want your job!" Ironic that they place is known now for the man they fired and evicted

[tuck5492]

thanks catman5169... we made our first trip to Greenwood, Indianola, Leland, etc last summer. looking forward to returning.

[catman5169]

Fantastic! I remember the drive from Greenwood to Cleveland and Delta State when I would pass through Dockery. There were two pink early 50's Cadillacs under the carport...the trunks were just outside the carport, and were rusting where the rain kept falling on them. As an aside, if memory serves me correctly, the road is so crooked going through because the Dockerys insisted the road go by each building on the farm; if not, they would not let the highway be paved.

[Adamfront]

Very nice.



[nocode911]

I really enjoyed this. Dockery is about ten miles from my front door.

[arjhendrix]

Henry Sloan...

amazing post and thank you.

bliss

[boxingin]

Thanks.

[HISTORYBUFFPA]

Thanks for posting this.