Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 21, 1902
Died
October 19, 1988
Age
86
Place of Birth
Lyon, Mississippi, USA
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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.
Also known as
Edward James "Son" House Jr. · Edward James House Jr.
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Known For
7.4
The Blues
2003 · TV
6.5
Blues Masters
1999 · Movie
6.0
Festival
1967 · Movie
7.5
Blues at the BBC
2009 · Movie
7.5
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 · Movie
10.0
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
2004 · Movie
0.0
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
1996 · Movie
0.0
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993 · Movie
Filmography
2009
Blues at the BBC
Movie · Self
7.5
2004
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
Movie · Self
10.0
2003
The Blues
TV · Self (archive footage)
7.4
1999
Blues Masters
Movie
6.5
1996
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
Movie · Self
0.0
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Movie · Self
7.5
1993
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
1967
Festival
Movie · Self
6.0