2001 album paying tribute to Charley Patton, the first great star of the Delta blues, and featuring Snooky Pryor, Charlie Musselwhite, Joe Louis Walker, Graham Parker and others. Charley Patton's dark, passionate singing and fluid, rhythmic guitar playing made him the king of early blues artists. He was an acknowledged celebrity and a seminal influence on musicians throughout the Mississippi Delta, including Robert Johnson and Howlin' Wolf. The diverse crew acknowledging his genius on 'Down the Dirt Road' includes harmonica master Snooky Pryor (an originator himself) and his fellow Mississippian Charlie Musselwhite, along with guitarists Kid Bangham and blues boss Joe Louis Walker. Corey Harris, Guy Davis, Steve James, Paul Rishell and Annie Raines all represent a cross-section of contemporary roots sounds. The list is rounded out by singer/guitarist Dave Van Ronk, British rock legend Graham Parker and new folk voice Coleen Sexton.
