Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton is a boxed set

Boxed set

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 collecting Charley Patton's recorded works. It also features recordings by many of his friends and associates, as well as supplementary interviews and historical data. At the 45th Grammy Awards the set won three awards for Best Historical Album

Grammy Award for Best Historical Album

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, Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

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, and Best Album Notes

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Reception

In his review of the box set, music critic Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger is a US author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.-Life and writing:Having worked as a DJ at WXPN in Philadelphia, he started reviewing records for Op magazine in 1983...

 called it "Perhaps the most sumptuous, nay incredible, box set package ever devised for a blues artist." He also cautions that some of the tracks "sometimes suffer from unavoidably poor sound quality due to the extremely rough shape of the only surviving original copies."

Scott Schinder of Entertainment Weekly

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states Revenant "has topped itself with this lavish seven-CD box honoring the gravelly howl, inventive guitar work, and vivid songwriting of seminal Delta bluesman Patton." and calls Fahey's essay on Patton "illuminating" and "fascinating".

Track listing

Disc 1
By Charley Patton:

1. "Pony Blues
   Pony Blues
   "Pony Blues" is a Delta blues song composed by Charley Patton. With the help of record store owner, H. C. Speir, Patton's first recording session occurred on June 14, 1929, cut six sides, included "Pony Blues" , for Paramount Records. The song later became a Delta staple and was part of every young...
   
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2. "A Spoonful Blues"
3. "Down The Dirt Road Blues"
4. "Prayer Of Death Part 1"
5. "Prayer Of Death Part 2"
6. "Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues"
7. "Banty Rooster Blues"
8. "Tom Rushen Blues"
9. "It Won't Be Long"
10. "Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)"
11. "Pea Vine Blues"
12. "Mississippi Boweavil Blues"
13. "Lord I'm Discouraged"
14. "I'm Goin' Home"

By Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins:

15. "Snatch It And Grab It"
16. "A Rag Blues"
17. "How Come Mama Blues"
18. "Voice Throwin' Blues"

Disc 2
By Charley Patton:

1. "I Shall Not Be Moved" (take 1; uniss.)
2. "Hammer Blues" (take 1; uniss.)
3. "High Water Everywhere-Part I"
4. "High Water Everywhere-Part II"
5. "I Shall Not Be Moved"
6. "Rattlesnake Blues"
7. "Going To Move To Alabama"
8. "Hammer Blues (take 2)"
9. "Joe Kirby"
10. "Frankie And Albert"
11. "Devil Sent The Rain Blues"
12. "Magnolia Blues"
13. "Running Wild Blues"
14. "Some Happy Day"
15. "Mean Black Moan"
16. "Green River Blues"

By Edith North Johnson

Edith North Johnson

Edith North Johnson was an American classic female blues singer, pianist and songwriter. Her most noted tracks were "Honey Dripper Blues", "Can't Make Another Day" and "Eight Hour Woman". She wrote another of her songs, "Nickel's Worth of Liver Blues".-Biography:Born Edith North, in 1928 she...

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17. "That's My Man"
18. "Honey Dripper Blues No. 2"
19. "Eight Hour Woman"
20. "Nickel's Worth Of Liver Blues No. 2"

Disc 3
By Charley Patton:

1. "Elder Greene Blues (take 2; uniss.)"
2. "Some These Days I'll Be Gone (take 1; uniss.)"
3. "Jim Lee-Part I"
4. "Jim Lee-Part II"
5. "Mean Black Cat Blues"
6. "Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker"
7. "Elder Greene Blues (take 1)"
8. "When Your Way Gets Dark"
9. "Some These Days I'll Be Gone (take 2)"
10. "Heart Like Railroad Steel"
11. "Circle Round The Moon"
12. "You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die"
13. "Be True Be True Blues"

By Henry "Son" Sims:

14. "Farrell Blues"
15. "Tell Me Man Blues"
16. "Come Back Corrina"

Disc 4
By Charley Patton:

1. "Some Summer Day"
2. "Bird Nest Bound"

By Willie Brown:

3. "Future Blues"
4. "M&O Blues"

By Son House:

5. "Walkin' Blues (uniss.)"
6. "My Black Mama-Part I"
7. "My Black Mama-Part II"
8. "Preachin' The Blues-Part I"
9. "Preachin' The Blues-Part II"
10. "Dry Spell Blues Part I"
11. "Dry Spell Blues Part II"

By Louise Johnson

Louise Johnson

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12. "All Night Long Blues (take 1)"
13. "On The Wall"
14. "All Night Long Blues (take 2; uniss)"
15. "By The Moon And Stars"
16. "Long Ways From Home"

Disc 5
By Charley Patton:

1. "Dry Well Blues"
2. "Moon Going Down"

By Delta Big Four:

3. "We All Gonna Face The Rising Sun"
4. "Moaner Let's Go Down In The Valley"
5. "Jesus Got His Arms Around Me"
6. "God Won't Forsake His Own"
7. "I'll Be Here"
8. "Where Was Eve Sleeping?"
9. "I Know My Time Ain't Long"
10. "Watch And Pray"

By HC Speir:

11. "Paramount Test 1-4/19/30 headlines"
12. "Paramount Test 2-4/12/30 headlines"

By Charley Patton:

13. "High Sheriff Blues"
14. "Stone Pony Blues"
15. "Jersey Bull Blues"
16. "Hang It On The Wall"
17. "34 Blues"
18. "Love My Stuff"
19. "Poor Me"
20. "Revenue Man Blues"

Performer as noted:

21. "Troubled 'Bout My Mother" (Patton and Lee (Charley Patton and Bertha Lee))
22. "Oh Death" (Patton and Lee (Charley Patton and Bertha Lee))
23. "Yellow Bee" (Bertha Lee)
24. "Mind Reader Blues" (Bertha Lee)

Disc 6
Performer as noted:

1. "Booze And Blues" (1924)" (Ma Rainey
   Ma Rainey
   Ma Rainey was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the Blues....
   
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2. "The Crowing Rooster" (1927)" (Walter Rhodes
   Walter Rhodes
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3. "I Will Turn Your Money Green" (1928)" (Furry Lewis
   Furry Lewis
   Furry Lewis was an American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. Lewis was one of the first of the old-time blues musicians of the 1920s to be brought out of retirement, and given a new lease of recording life, by the folk blues revival of the 1960s.-Life and...
   
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4. "Ham Hound Crave" (1928)" (Rube Lacy)
5. "Bye Bye Blues" (1928)" (Tommy Johnson
   Tommy Johnson
   Tommy Johnson was an influential American delta blues musician, who recorded in the late 1920s, and was known for his eerie falsetto voice and intricate guitar playing.-Early life:...
   
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6. "Maggie Campbell" (1928)" (Tommy Johnson
   Tommy Johnson
   Tommy Johnson was an influential American delta blues musician, who recorded in the late 1920s, and was known for his eerie falsetto voice and intricate guitar playing.-Early life:...
   
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7. "Big Road Blues" (1928)" (Tommy Johnson
   Tommy Johnson
   Tommy Johnson was an influential American delta blues musician, who recorded in the late 1920s, and was known for his eerie falsetto voice and intricate guitar playing.-Early life:...
   
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8. "Kansas City Blues" (1928)" (William Harris
   William Harris
   William or Will or Willie Harris may refer to:*William Harris , past president of Columbia University*William Harris , NFL player...
   
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9. "Rowdy Blues" (1929)" (Kid Bailey
   Kid Bailey
   Kid Bailey was a Mississippi Delta bluesman, His one known recording session occurred September 25, 1929, in Memphis, Tennessee.Little is known about Bailey himself...
   
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10. "Mississippi Bottom Blues" (1929)" (Kid Bailey
    Kid Bailey
    Kid Bailey was a Mississippi Delta bluesman, His one known recording session occurred September 25, 1929, in Memphis, Tennessee.Little is known about Bailey himself...
    
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11. "Cold Woman Blues" (1929)" (Blind Joe Reynolds
    Blind Joe Reynolds
    "Blind Joe" Reynolds , was a singer-songwriter.Reynolds is thought to have been born in Tallulah, Louisiana in 1904, although his death certificate stated his birthplace as Arkansas in 1900. He was blinded by a shotgun blast to the face in Louisiana in the mid-late 1920s, which resulted in the...
    
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12. "Sitting on Top of the World
    Sitting on Top of the World
    "Sitting on Top of the World" is a folk-blues song written by Walter Vinson and Lonnie Chatmon, core members of the Mississippi Sheiks, a popular country blues band of the 1930s...
    
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    Mississippi Sheiks
    The Mississippi Sheiks were a popular and influential guitar and fiddle group of the 1930s. They were notable mostly for playing country blues, but were adept at many styles of United States popular music of the time, and their records were bought by both black and white audiences.In 2004, they...
    
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13. "Just A Spoonful" (1930)" (Charley Jordan
    Charley Jordan
    Charley Jordan was a St. Louis blues singer, songwriter and guitarist, as well as a talent scout, originally from Mabelvale, Arkansas...
    
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14. "Banty Rooster" (1934)" (Blind Pete And George Ryan)
15. "My Grey Pony" (1935)" (Big Joe Williams
    Big Joe Williams
    Joseph Lee Williams , billed throughout his career as Big Joe Williams, was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar...
    
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16. "Dark Road Blues" (1935)" (Willie Lofton Trio)
17. "Blues" (1936)" (Unknown Convict)
18. "Sic 'Em Dogs On" (1939)" (Bukka White
    Bukka White
    Booker T. Washington White , better known as Bukka White, was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. "Bukka" was not a nickname, but a phonetic misspelling of White's given name Booker, by his second record label .-Biography:Born between Aberdeen and Houston, Mississippi, White was the...
    
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19. "Po' Boy" (1939)" (Bukka White
    Bukka White
    Booker T. Washington White , better known as Bukka White, was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. "Bukka" was not a nickname, but a phonetic misspelling of White's given name Booker, by his second record label .-Biography:Born between Aberdeen and Houston, Mississippi, White was the...
    
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20. "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
    Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
    "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" is a blues/jazz/folk song now considered as a standard. The song's origins are somewhat nebulous and can be traced back to the 19th century. Various versions of the lyrics were first published in 1911 in an academic journal of ethnomusicology...
    
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    Willie Brown
    Willie Brown may refer to:*Willie Brown , Mayor of San Francisco, 1996–2004, Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1980–1995*Willie Brown , American football Hall-of-Fame cornerback...
    
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21. "County Farm Blues" (1942)" (Son House
    Son House
    Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. was an American blues singer and guitarist. House pioneered an innovative style featuring strong, repetitive rhythms, often played with the aid of slide guitar, and his singing often incorporated elements of southern gospel and spiritual music...
    
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22. "Saddle My Pony" (1952)" (The Howlin' Wolf)
23. "Forty Four" (1954)" (The Howlin' Wolf)
24. "Too Close" (1957)" (Roebuck "Pops" Staples & Staple Singers)

Personnel

• Dean Blackwood – compilation producer
• Scott Colburn – audio production, tape transfer
• John Davis – transfer
• Potsy Duncan – illustrations, digital manipulation
• David Glasser – mastering, audio restoration
• Christopher C. King – coordination, transfers, sound director
• Alan Lomax
  Alan Lomax
  Alan Lomax was an American folklorist and ethnomusicologist. He was one of the great field collectors of folk music of the 20th century, recording thousands of songs in the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, the Caribbean, Italy, and Spain.In his later career, Lomax advanced his theories of...
  
   – engineer
• John Work – engineer
• Charlie Pilzer – audio restoration
• Matt Sandoski – mastering engineer
• Steven Smolian – transfers
• Dr. David Evans – liner notes
• John Fahey
  John Fahey (musician)
  John Fahey was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who pioneered the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primitivism, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the...
  
   – book
• Richard K. Spottswood
  Richard K. Spottswood
  Richard K. "Dick" Spottswood is a musicologist and author from Maryland who has catalogued and been responsible for the reissue of many thousands of recordings of vernacular music in the United States. He earned his B.A. from the University of Maryland in 1960, and his Master's degree in Library...
  
  – liner notes
• Chris Strachwitz – interviewer
• Ernest C. Withers – photography
• Henry H Owings – design, layout design
• Susan Archie – art direction

External links

• Release info at Revenant Records
• In Memoriam - John Fahey 1939-2001 by Dean Blackwood