Charlie Patton considered the Father of the Delta Blues is generally recognized as the most influential blues artist active in the first decades of the twentieth century. No single individual can be credited with inventing the Delta blues style but Patton was one of the first mainstream stars of the Delta blues genre. Old fashioned and modern at the same time Patton's music bridged the musical traditions of the 19th century while simultaneously creating a framework of his own that would inspire just about every other blues musician from that point on. In this double DVD lesson Tom Feldmann gives you a note-for-note detailed lookat 18 of Patton's most celebrated tunes. Making this the definitive Charlie Patton lesson. DVD One is dedicated to songs in standard tuning covering C E A and F positions. You'll learn Patton's relaxed right hand strum top tapping technique and of course his signature licks as you work through songs like Down The Dirt Road Blues and Pony Blues. DVD Two focuses in Patton's bottleneck slide and non slide numbers in Spanish (Open G) and Vestapol (Open D) turnings. Songs like Banty Rooster Blues When Your Way Get's Dark and Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues will become heavy hitters in your blues arsenal.A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on both DVD's. In addition the original recordings of all the tunes are included.
