Son House
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 21 March 1902 · Lyon, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- 19 October 1988
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
Acting 7
- 2009Blues at the BBC as Self
- 2004The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 as Self
- 1999Blues Masters
- 1996Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 as Self
- 1993Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music as Self
- 1993Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 1967Festival as Self