Dockery Farm and Blues music | Arena

Charlie Patton is considered to be the forefather of the Delta blues and worked on a plantation known as Dockery Farm.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 5'48''
  • Broadcast year: 2017
Curriculum Connection
  • Music
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Licence: ERA Licence required

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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Programme: Arena
  • Series: American Epic
  • Episode: Blood and Soil
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