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Edward James " Son " House Jr. (March 21, 1902 [a] – October 19, 1988) was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing.
Apr 1, 2016 · Watch, and be amazed, by the late, the great: Eddie James "Son" House!Son... A classic clip of Son House performing; I've edited it to be shown in its entirety.
Oct 11, 2007 · Delta blues great Eddie "Son" House performs his classic "Death Letter Blues." From the Vestapol DVD "Legends of Country Blues Guitar, Vol. One." More info a...
Jul 31, 2015 · Here’s how it works . “They came to Rochester seeking an older black man who had been a blues musician in Mississippi before World War 2,” wrote blues historian Daniel Beaumont in his book Preachin’ The Blues: The Life & Times Of Son House.
Edward James “Son” House, Jr. (21 March 1902 – 19 October 1988) was an American blues singer and guitarist. He started a career as a preacher, then switched to blues music at age 25. A...
Jul 27, 2009 · Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (March 21, 1902 - October 19, 1988) was an American blues singer and guitarist. House pioneered an innovative style featuring strong, repetitive rhythms,...
Son House, born Eddie James House Jr., known for his powerful voice, intense rhythmic style, and raw emotional delivery, which made him one of the most compelling figures in the Delta blues tradition. His music has inspired thousands of musicians and fans around the world.
Oct 19, 2019 · Son House: The Lost King Of The Delta Blues “The Father Of The Folk Blues”, Son House, Jr, was a major influence on Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, and helped create the Delta Blues sound.
Son House. If ever a performer embodied the emotional depth of the blues, it was Eddie James “Son” House. A preacher at times, a barrelhousing bluesman at others, House was forever, and fiercely, torn between the sacred teachings of the church and the secular lure of the blues life.
Born Eddie James House Jr. on 21 March 1902 in the Riverton community near Clarksdale, Mississippi, Son House was one of the most influential Delta bluesmen of the twentieth century. His protégés included Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) as well as a number of post-1960s blues revivalists. House’s father was an amateur musician […]
