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| B-side = "Banty Rooster Blues" |
| B-side = "Banty Rooster Blues" |
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| Released = 1929 |
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| Format = [[Gramophone record|78 RPM single]] |
| Format = [[Gramophone record|78 RPM single]] |
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| Recorded = 14 June, 1929 |
| Recorded = 14 June, 1929 |
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| Genre = [[Delta blues]] |
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| Length = 2:58 |
| Length = 2:58 |
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| Label = [[Paramount Records|Paramount]] |
| Label = [[Paramount Records|Paramount]] |
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| This single = '''"Pony |
| This single = '''"Pony Blues"'''<br> (1929) |
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| Next single = "Prayer of Death" (Parts 1 & 2)<br> (1929) |
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'''"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" (vocal and guitar), for [[Paramount Records]].<ref>Dicaire, David. ''Blues Singers'', McFarland & Company (1999), page 7 - ISBN 0786406062</ref> The song later became a Delta |
'''"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" (vocal and guitar), for [[Paramount Records]].<ref>Dicaire, David. ''Blues Singers'', McFarland & Company (1999), page 7 - ISBN 0786406062</ref> The song later became a standard in the Delta region, and appears in the repertoires of many other blues musicians. Patton had a body of his own compositions which he recorded at the session, included "Banty Rooster Blues," "Down the Dirt Road" and his version of "Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues."<ref>Larkin, Colin. ''The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music,'' Guinness (1995), page 3201 - ISBN 1561591769</ref> |
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==Notable cover versions== |
==Notable cover versions== |
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* [[Canned Heat]] |
* [[Canned Heat]]: ''[[Living the Blues]]'', (1968) |
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* [[Son House]] |
* [[Son House]]: ''The Great Bluesmen at Newport'', (1976) |
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* [[Big Joe Williams]] |
* [[Big Joe Williams]]: ''Classic Delta Blues'', (1966) |
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* [[Cassandra Wilson]] |
* [[Cassandra Wilson]]: ''[[Silver Pony]]'', (2010) |
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==Footnotes== |
==Footnotes== |
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Revision as of 01:26, 23 December 2011
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"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" (vocal and guitar), for Paramount Records.[1] The song later became a standard in the Delta region, and appears in the repertoires of many other blues musicians. Patton had a body of his own compositions which he recorded at the session, included "Banty Rooster Blues," "Down the Dirt Road" and his version of "Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues."[2]
Notable cover versions
- Canned Heat: Living the Blues, (1968)
- Son House: The Great Bluesmen at Newport, (1976)
- Big Joe Williams: Classic Delta Blues, (1966)
- Cassandra Wilson: Silver Pony, (2010)