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The Blues
2003· TV Series
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 21, 1902(86)
Day of Death
October 19, 1988
Place of Birth
Lyon, Mississippi, USA
Also Known As
Edward James "Son" House Jr.Edward James House Jr.
Son House
Acting
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
Filmography
- 2009MovieBlues at the BBCas Self
- 2004MovieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3as Self
- 2003TVThe Bluesas Self (archive footage)
- 1999MovieBlues Masters
- 1996MovieDevil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966as Self
- 1993MovieBluesland: A Portrait in American Musicas Self
- 1993MovieBlues Masters - The Essential History of the Bluesas Self (archive footage)
- 1967MovieFestivalas Self