Son House
Known for ActingBorn 1902-03-21 — died 1988-10-19Lyon, Mississippi, USA
Edward James "Son" House Jr. was an American delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing. After years of hostility to secular music, as a preacher and for a few years also working as a church pastor, he turned to blues performance at the age of 25.
Known for
Blues Masters
1999
Festival
1967 · as Self
Blues at the BBC
2009 · as Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 · as Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004 · as Self
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
1996 · as Self
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993 · as Self (archive footage)