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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Delta blues song
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Charley Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | country blues ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Charley Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Charley Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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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
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slide guitar elements ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | blues ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceStyle | solo voice and guitar ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
hardship
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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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