Mind Reader Blues - Music
Mind Reader Blues by Bertha Lee
Bertha Lee
Artist Biography For Bertha Lee
Bertha Lee Pate Known More Commonly As Bertha Lee 1902–1975 Was An American Classic Female Blues Singer Active In The 1920s And 1930s. She Recorded With And Was The Wife Of Charlie Patton. When She Was Young Lee's Family Moved To Lula Mississippi. Lee Met Patton In 1930 And Remained His Wife Until His Death In 1934. During This Time She Sang On Twelve Of Patton's Recordings Which Resulted In The Recording Of Three Of Her Own Songs "Yellow Bee" "Dog Train Blues" And "Mind Reader Blues". Patton Accompanied Her On Guitar On These Records. Her Relationship With Patton Was A Turbulent One. At One Time Both Of Them Were Incarcerated In A Belzoni Mississippi Jailhouse After A Particularly Harsh Fight. In 1933 The Couple Settled In Holly Ridge Mississippi And In 1934 They Travelled To New York For What Would Be Patton's Final Sessions On January 30 And February 1 . They Later Returned To Holly Ridge And Lee Saw Patton Out In His Final Days As He Died Of A Heart Ailment On April 28 1934. Little Else Is Known Of Lee And Her Recordings With Patton Are The Only Documents Of Her Voice. The Album Masters Of The Delta Blues The Friends Of Charlie Patton Contains Some Of Her Work. She Died In 1975 In Chicago Illinois.
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Biography - Bertha Lee
Bertha Lee Pate Known More Commonly As Bertha Lee 1902–1975 Was An American Classic Female Blues Singer Active In The 1920s And 1930s. She Recorded With And Was The Wife Of Charlie Patton. When She Was Young Lee's Family Moved To Lula Mississippi. Lee Met Patton In 1930 And Remained His Wife Until His Death In 1934. During This Time She Sang On Twelve Of Patton's Recordings Which Resulted In The Recording Of Three Of Her Own Songs "Yellow Bee" "Dog Train Blues" And "Mind Reader Blues". Patton Accompanied Her On Guitar On These Records. Her Relationship With Patton Was A Turbulent One. At One Time Both Of Them Were Incarcerated In A Belzoni Mississippi Jailhouse After A Particularly Harsh Fight. In 1933 The Couple Settled In Holly Ridge Mississippi And In 1934 They Travelled To New York For What Would Be Patton's Final Sessions On January 30 And February 1 . They Later Returned To Holly Ridge And Lee Saw Patton Out In His Final Days As He Died Of A Heart Ailment On April 28 1934. Little Else Is Known Of Lee And Her Recordings With Patton Are The Only Documents Of Her Voice. The Album Masters Of The Delta Blues The Friends Of Charlie Patton Contains Some Of Her Work. She Died In 1975 In Chicago Illinois.
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