Down the Dirt Road Blues

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"Down the Dirt Road Blues" is an influential early Delta blues song by Charley Patton, noted for its raw vocal style and evocative guitar work.

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instanceOf Delta blues song
song
artist Charley Patton NERFINISHED
associatedMovement country blues
associatedWith Charley Patton NERFINISHED
composer Charley Patton NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era early 20th century
genre Delta blues
hasCulturalRegion Mississippi Delta NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalSignificance early example of recorded Delta blues
hasMusicalFeature call-and-response between voice and guitar
slide guitar elements
hasMusicalForm blues
hasPerformanceStyle solo voice and guitar
hasTheme hardship
rural life
travel
hasVocalType male vocal
influencedGenre Delta blues
blues
instrumentation guitar
language English
lyricist Charley Patton NERFINISHED
notedFor evocative guitar work
influential early Delta blues sound
partOf Charley Patton discography NERFINISHED
performer Charley Patton NERFINISHED
recordingArtist Charley Patton NERFINISHED
vocalStyle raw vocal style

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Charley Patton notableWork Down the Dirt Road Blues