Son House

Known for

Acting

Born

Mar 21, 1902

Died

Oct 19, 1988

From

Lyon, 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.

Credits

The Blues

20037.5out of 10

Festival

19676.0out of 10

Blues Masters

19996.5out of 10

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

19937.5out of 10

Blues at the BBC

20097.5out of 10

Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966

19967.0out of 10

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

200410.0out of 10

Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues

19930.0out of 10