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Son House

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.

Birthday

1902-03-21

Place of birth

Lyon, Mississippi, USA

Death day

1988-10-19

Movies

Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues

Character: Self (archive footage)

Release date: 01/01/1993

Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966

Character: Self

Release date: 10/18/1996

Blues Masters

Release date: 01/01/1999

Festival

Character: Self

Release date: 10/23/1967

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

Character: Self

Release date: 08/31/2004