Son House
March 21, 1902 (122 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2009 ·Blues at the BBCas Self
- 2004 ·The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3as Self
- 2003 ·The Bluesas Self (archive footage)
- 1999 ·Blues Mastersas
- 1996 ·Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966as Self
- 1993 ·Bluesland: A Portrait in American Musicas Self
- 1993 ·Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Bluesas Self (archive footage)
- 1967 ·Festivalas Self