Pony Blues

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1929 song by Charley Patton

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FieldValue
namePony Blues
coverPony Blues.jpg
typesingle
artistCharley Patton
B-side"Banty Rooster Blues"
releasedLate
recordedRichmond, Indiana, June 14, 1929
genreDelta blues
length
labelParamount (no. 12792-A)
writerCharley Patton
next_title"Prayer of Death" (Parts 1 & 2)
next_year1929
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"Pony Blues" is a Delta blues song recorded by blues musician Charley Patton. Patton recorded the song in June 1929 during his first session. The song was also the first song to be released by Patton on the Paramount label.

Recording and background

Patton wrote "Pony Blues" sometime around the age 19, and is one of the first songs Patton ever wrote. He would record another rendition of this song as "Stone Pony Blues" in 1934.

With the help of record store owner H. C. Speir, Patton obtained his first recording session, for Paramount Records, on June 14, 1929. He cut 14 sides, including "Pony Blues" (vocal and guitar). Patton's composition "Down the Dirt Road" was also recorded at this session.

Renditions

References

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