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Son House

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.


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Born:
Mar 21, 1902 In Lyon, Mississippi, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the movie Festival 1967-10-23
Latest Project:
Movie Blues at the BBC 2009-05-01
Known For
Poster of Blues at the BBC
Poster of The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Poster of Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
Poster of Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Filmography
Movie Blues at the BBC Self 2009-05-01
Movie The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 Self 2004-08-31
Series The Blues Self (archive footage) 2003-09-28
Movie Blues Masters 1999-01-01
Movie Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 Self 1996-10-18
Movie Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues Self 1993-01-01
Movie Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music 1993-11-02
Movie Festival Self 1967-10-23