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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 21, 1902
Died
October 19, 1988 (age 86)
Place of Birth
Lyon, Mississippi, USA
Also Known As
Edward James "Son" House Jr.
Edward James House Jr.
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

TV
The Blues
Self (archive footage)
2003

Film
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self
1993

Film
Blues Masters
1999

Film
Festival
Self
1967

Film
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Self
2004

Film
Blues at the BBC
Self
2009

Film
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
1993

Film
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
Self
1996
Filmography
2009FilmBlues at the BBCas Self2004FilmThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3as Self2003TVThe Bluesas Self (archive footage)1999FilmBlues Masters1996FilmDevil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966as Self1993FilmBluesland: A Portrait in American Musicas Self1993FilmBlues Masters - The Essential History of the Bluesas Self (archive footage)1967FilmFestivalas Self