Son House

Biography

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

7.3

The Blues

TV Series2003

6.5

Blues Masters

Movie1999

7.5

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Movie1993

6.0

Festival

Movie1967

Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966

Movie1996

7.5

Blues at the BBC

Movie2009

10.0

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

Movie2004

Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues

Movie1993

Filmography