Son House

Known for: Acting

Born: 1902-03-21 – 1988-10-19 (aged 86)

From: 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.

Filmography (8)

MOVIE★ 7.5
Blues at the BBC
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004
as Self
TV★ 7.4
The Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Blues Masters
1999
MOVIE
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
as Self
MOVIE
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Festival
1967
as Self