Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, and the Roots of American Music
by
Ben Wynne
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
Born into poverty in Mississippi at the close of the nineteenth century, Charley Patton and Jimmie Rodgers established themselves among the most influential musicians of their era. In Tune tells the story of the parallel careers of these two pioneering recording artists -- one white, one black --...