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 BBC as Self
- 2004 · The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 as Self
- 2003 · The Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · Blues Masters as
- 1996 · Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 as Self
- 1993 · Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self
- 1993 · Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · Festival as Self