# Neal Pattman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Neal_Pattman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Neal_Pattman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Pattman > Source revision: 1319437926 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Neal Pattman | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = Big Daddy Pattman | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|1|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = [Madison County, Georgia](/source/Madison_County%2C_Georgia), United States | death_date = {{death date and age|2005|5|4|1926|1|10|mf=y}} | death_place = [Athens, Georgia](/source/Athens%2C_Georgia), United States | instrument = Harmonica, vocals | genre = [Electric blues](/source/Electric_blues) | occupation = Singer, harmonica player, songwriter | years_active = 1960s–2005 | label = Global Village, [Music Maker](/source/Music_Maker_(label)), Bent Notes }} '''Neal Pattman''' (January 10, 1926 – May 4, 2005){{cite web|author=Doc Rock |url=http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2005.html |title=The Dead Rock Stars Club 2005 – January to June |publisher=Thedeadrockstarsclub.com |date= |access-date=2014-01-27}} was an American [electric blues](/source/electric_blues) harmonica player, singer and songwriter.{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p34424/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Neal Pattman|author=Jason Ankeny|publisher=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) |access-date=October 22, 2011}} Sometimes billed as '''Big Daddy Pattman''', he is best known for his self-penned tracks, "Prison Blues" and "Goin' Back To Georgia". In the latter, and most notable stages of his long career, Pattman worked with [Cootie Stark](/source/Cootie_Stark), [Taj Mahal](/source/Taj_Mahal_(musician)), [Dave Peabody](/source/Dave_Peabody), [Jimmy Rip](/source/Jimmy_Rip), [Kenny Wayne Shepherd](/source/Kenny_Wayne_Shepherd), [Guitar Gabriel](/source/Guitar_Gabriel), and [Lee Konitz](/source/Lee_Konitz). ==Biography== Pattman was born in [Madison County, Georgia](/source/Madison_County%2C_Georgia), United States, one of fourteen children. He learned harmonica playing from his father, after an accident involving a wagon wheel at the age of nine left him with only his left arm.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicmaker.org/artists_profile/Neal-Pattman |title=Neal Pattman |author= |date= |publisher=Musicmaker.org |access-date=October 22, 2011}} Inspired by [Sonny Terry](/source/Sonny_Terry)'s playing and distinctive whoops and hollers, Pattman played on the street corners of nearby [Athens, Georgia](/source/Athens%2C_Georgia). He found regular employment in the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia)'s kitchens, and gained further experience and local adoration for his regular live performances at various [clubs](/source/nightclub) and [festivals](/source/music_festival).{{cite web |url=http://onlineathens.com/stories/050705/new_20050507054.shtml |title=Neal Pattman: 1926–2005, Athens loses a music icon |author=Don Nelson |date=May 7, 2005 |publisher=Onlineathens.com |access-date=October 22, 2011}} However, his more general renown was minimal until 1989, when he performed at the [Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts](/source/Lincoln_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts) in New York City. A meeting in 1991 with Tim Duffy, of the [Music Maker Relief Foundation](/source/Music_Maker_(label)), led to Pattman playing with [Cootie Stark](/source/Cootie_Stark), supporting [Taj Mahal](/source/Taj_Mahal_(musician)), on a nationwide Blues Revival Tour. Playing with the British blues guitarist, [Dave Peabody](/source/Dave_Peabody),{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jun/11/guardianobituaries |title=Neal Pattman; One-armed harmonica virtuoso |author=Tony Russell |date=11 June 2005 |publisher=Guardian.co.uk |access-date=October 22, 2011}} led to Pattman releasing three albums between 1995 and 2001. He also contributed to [Kenny Wayne Shepherd](/source/Kenny_Wayne_Shepherd)'s album and DVD, ''[10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads](/source/10_Days_Out%3A_Blues_from_the_Backroads)'', which was released in 2007. However, Pattman had already died of [bone cancer](/source/bone_tumor) in May 2005, in [Athens, Georgia](/source/Athens%2C_Georgia), aged 79. ==Discography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year || Title || Record label |- | 1995 || ''The Blues Ain't Left Yet'' || style="text-align:center;"|Global Village Records |- | 1999 || ''Prison Blues'' || style="text-align:center;"|[Music Maker](/source/Music_Maker_(label)) |- | 2001 || ''It Seemed Like a Dream'' || style="text-align:center;"|Bent Notes Records |}{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/neal-pattman-mn0000382226/discography |title=Neal Pattman | Discography |publisher=AllMusic |date= |access-date=2014-01-27}} ==See also== *[List of electric blues musicians](/source/List_of_electric_blues_musicians) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=3030569}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pattman, Neal}} Category:1926 births Category:2005 deaths Category:American blues harmonica players Category:American blues singers Category:Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Singers from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Electric blues musicians Category:People from Madison County, Georgia Category:Deaths from cancer in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:20th-century American singers Category:20th-century American male singers Category:American male songwriters Category:20th-century American songwriters --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Neal Pattman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Pattman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Pattman?action=history)). 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