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Bookmark or Share- Morning Music: Bertha Lee Pate - Frankly CuriousThis morning we list to Bertha Lee Pate perform her song Mind Reader Blues with her husband Charlie Patton.
- Bertha Lee Pate Patton / SamePassageBertha Lee Pate Patton, commonly known as Bertha Lee, was an American blues singer from the early 20th century. She was born on June 1, 1900, in Charleston, Mississippi, but moved to Memphis, Tennessee, with her family when she was a child.
- History of Women in Blues — National Women in BluesBERTHA LEE PATE. When she was young, Lee's family moved to Lula, Mississippi. Lee met Patton in 1930 and remained his partner 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".
- Bertha Lee Pate Patton Joiner (1902–1975) - BlackpastBertha Lee Pate Patton was an African American blues singer from the Mississippi Delta who came to prominence during the 1920s and 1930s. She was born to Ella Johnson and Nels Pate on June 17, 1902, in Flora, Madison County, Mississippi, and moved with her family to Lula, Mississippi, when she was a child.
- Bertha Lee Pate - WikipediaBertha Lee Pate, known more commonly as Bertha Lee (June 17, 1902 – May 10, 1975) [1] [better source needed] was an American classic female blues singer, active in the 1920s and 1930s. She recorded with, and was the common-law wife of Charley Patton. [2]
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