Pony Blues

"Pony Blues"
Single by Charley Patton
B-side"Banty Rooster Blues"
ReleasedLate 1929 (1929)
RecordedRichmond, Indiana, June 14, 1929
GenreDelta blues
Length3:02
LabelParamount (no. 12792-A)
Songwriter(s)Charley Patton
Charley Patton singles chronology
"Pony Blues"
(1929) 		""Prayer of Death" (Parts 1 & 2)"
(1929)

"Pony Blues" is a Delta blues song recorded by blues musician Charley Patton.[1] Patton recorded the song in June 1929 during his first session.[2] The song was also the first song to be released by Patton on the Paramount label.[1]

Recording and background

Patton wrote "Pony Blues" sometime around the age 19, and is one of the first songs Patton ever wrote. He would record another rendition of this song as "Stone Pony Blues" in 1934.[1]

With the help of record store owner H. C. Speir, Patton obtained his first recording session, for Paramount Records, on June 14, 1929.[3] He cut 14 sides, including "Pony Blues" (vocal and guitar).[4] Patton's composition "Down the Dirt Road" was also recorded at this session.[5]

Renditions

References

  1. ^ a b c "Illustrated Charley Patton discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Robert Palmer (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.
  3. ^ Robert Palmer (1981). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-14-006223-6.
  4. ^ Dicaire, David (1999). Blues Singers, McFarland & Company. page 7. ISBN 0-7864-0606-2.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness. page 3201. ISBN 1-56159-176-9.
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  12. ^ "Big Mama's Door - Alvin Youngblood Hart | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "New Blues for Modern Man - Duke Robillard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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