Charley Patton monsters-994-397

Charley Patton monsters-994-397London: Studio Vista, 1970. First edition. Softcover, 112pp., 8 x 5 inches. Good. Clean, bright pages and tight spine. Some wear to spine and rear cover, as in photos, while front cover is slightly loose. Guitarist John Fahey's biography of once overlooked Mississippi guitarist Charley Patton. Patton's songs, recorded in a spate of sessions in two short years (1929 1930), are legendary amongst blues aficionados. In Fahey's book, photographs,

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” — Moyra Davey

recounts his dreams

although the phenomenon can be traced far earlier

and it led him to develop an oeuvre unprecedented in its breadth—from healing arts to botany

this book offers new ways to look at and discuss the output of this designer and artist

has maintained a distinctive relationship with literature

Since 1968

a short-lived company that sold records by subscription

In Fahey's book

or the summer meeting ground

He has lived in Los Angeles since 1963 but now splits his time between the United States and East Yorkshire