Son House
Born: 1902-03-21 in Lyon, Mississippi, USA
Died: 1988-10-19
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2009
- Blues at the BBC as Self
2004
2003
- The Blues as Self (archive footage)
1999
1996
1993
- Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self
- Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues as Self (archive footage)
1967
- Festival as Self