Charley Patton

Charley Patton (1891 (unconfirmed)-1934), also known as Charlie Patton, was an American Delta blues musician. Considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", he created an enduring body of American music and inspired most Delta blues musicians. The musicologist Robert Palmer considered him one of the most important American musicians of the twentieth century. Patton (who was well educated by the standards of his time) spelled his name Charlie, but many sources, including record labels and his gravestone, use the spelling Charley. He died of due to complications from a mitral valve disorder on April 28, 1934.

Trivia
Charley Patton has two historical markers along the Mississippi Blues Trail. The first is at his grave site in Holly Ridge, Mississippi. The second is at the Peavine Railroad site in Boyle, Mississippi.