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Son House

1902 · Lyon, Mississippi, USA

7 films

Bio

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

Festival poster

Festival

Self

Blues Masters poster

Blues Masters

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music poster

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Self

Blues at the BBC poster

Blues at the BBC

Self

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 poster

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3

Self

Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 poster

Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966

Self

Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues poster

Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues

Self (archive footage)

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