Son House
1902-03-21 (1902)Lyon, Mississippi, USAActing
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.
Known For
The Blues
TV • 2003
Festival
MOVIE • 1967
Blues Masters
MOVIE • 1999
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
MOVIE • 1993
Blues at the BBC
MOVIE • 2009
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
MOVIE • 2004
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
MOVIE • 1996
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
MOVIE • 1993