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    Son House

    1902-03-21 (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.

    Movies

    poster
    Blues at the BBC
    50 %|May 1, 2009
    poster
    The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
    100 %|Aug 31, 2004
    Music, Documentary
    poster
    Blues Masters
    60 %|Jan 1, 1999
    poster
    Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
    0 %|Oct 18, 1996
    Music, Documentary
    poster
    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
    60 %|Nov 2, 1993
    Documentary, Music
    poster
    Festival
    57 %|Oct 23, 1967
    Documentary, Music

    Series

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    The Blues
    71 %|Sep 28, 2003
    Documentary