High Water Everywhere
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"High Water Everywhere" is a song composed by Delta blues
singer Charley Patton. It was recorded as a two part 78 recording in October 1929.
Its subject is the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
which devastated Louisiana
. Featuring intense vocals and rapid beating on the guitar box; it is regarded to be among the finest recordings made by Patton, his Magnum Opus
.
Folk musician Bob Dylan
pays tribute to the song in his 2001 "High Water (For Charley Patton)
."
Delta blues
The Delta blues is one of the earliest styles of blues music. It originated in the Mississippi Delta, a region of the United States that stretches from Memphis, Tennessee in the north to Vicksburg, Mississippi in the south, Helena, Arkansas in the west to the Yazoo River on the east. The...
singer Charley Patton. It was recorded as a two part 78 recording in October 1929.
Its subject is the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States.-Events:The flood began when heavy rains pounded the central basin of the Mississippi in the summer of 1926. By September, the Mississippi's tributaries in Kansas and Iowa were swollen to...
which devastated Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. Featuring intense vocals and rapid beating on the guitar box; it is regarded to be among the finest recordings made by Patton, his Magnum Opus
Magnum Opus
Magnum Opus is the eighth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in 1995 through Music for Nations and Pony Canyon, Inc...
.
Folk musician Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
pays tribute to the song in his 2001 "High Water (For Charley Patton)
High Water (For Charley Patton)
"High Water " is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his 31st studio album "Love and Theft" in 2001. The song draws its title from the Charley Patton song "High Water Everywhere", which is one of many songs based on the 1927 Louisiana flood...
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