(Asie Reed Payton)
(4CD/DVD)
Near the end of his life he recorded one album, Worried, for the Fat
Possum Records label, which was released after his death. He died of a
heart attack.
He appeared and performed in the documentary film, You See Me Laughin':
The Last of the Hill Country Bluesmen. There is also a track by Payton
on the Big Bad Love soundtrack. Payton's song, "I Love You" from the
album, Worried, was used in the closing credits of the 2002 film, The
Badge. Several artists from Fat Possum were featured in the soundtrack,
but it was not released.
He and his wife Mary are interred at Holly Ridge Cemetery, where
Charlie Patton is also buried.
Payton's song "Back to the Bridge", from his final album Just Do Me
Right (2002), was featured on the compilation album The Rough Guide to
Delta Blues (2002). The song is also referenced in Jeri Smith-Ready's
novel Bring On The Night (2010).
1999-Worried @FLAC
Just Do Me Right
2002-Just Do Me Right @FLAC
COLLABORATION
Delta Blues
Vol.1
You See Me Laughin'
The Last of the Hill Country Bluesmen
(DVD-2002)
VA-You See Me Laughin' The Last of the Hill Country Bluesmen
(DVD) @MKV
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NOTES
You See Me Laughin' is a personal journey through the lives and music of the last rural bluesmen who kept their music intact on their porches and in their “Juke Joints” clubs deep in Mississippi. The documentary follows the careers of Junior Kimbrough, Cedell Davis, T-Model Ford, R.L. Burnside, Johnny Farmer and Asie Payton.
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