Son House

Acting·Mar 21, 1902·Lyon, Mississippi, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Blues at the BBC2009 · Self	Self
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 32004 · Self	Self
Blues Masters1999 · Actor	Actor
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 19661996 · Self	Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music1993 · Self	Self
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues1993 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Festival1967 · Self	Self