Charley Patton was born on May 1, 1891 in Bolton, Mississippi, USA. He was married to Bertha Lee. He died on April 28, 1934 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA.
He gets guitar lessons from Earl Harris of Cleveland, and learns "You
Take My Woman and Maggie."
He used the back of his guitar for a drum.
Long before Jimi Hendrix he was the "entertainer's entertainer", with
dazzling showmanship, often playing the guitar on his knees and behind his
head, as well as behind his back.