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Son House

Known for

Acting

Born

March 21, 1902

Birthplace

Lyon, Mississippi, USA

Died

October 19, 1988 (aged 86)

Biography

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.

Best known work

The Blues
The Blues
2003
Festival
Festival
1967
Blues Masters
Blues Masters
1999
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
Blues at the BBC
Blues at the BBC
2009
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
1996
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993

Filmography

  1. 2009

    Blues at the BBC

    as Self

  2. 2004

    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

    as Self

  3. 2003

    The BluesTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  4. 1999

    Blues Masters

  5. 1996

    Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966

    as Self

  6. 1993

    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

    as Self

  7. 1993

    Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues

    as Self (archive footage)

  8. 1967

    Festival

    as Self

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