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Son House

Born: 1902-03-21 • 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.

Filmography
Blues at the BBC poster
Blues at the BBC
2009 • Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 poster
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004 • Self
Blues Masters poster
Blues Masters
1999
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 poster
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
1996 • Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music poster
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 • Self
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues poster
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993 • Self (archive footage)
Festival poster
Festival
1967 • Self