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Son House (21 Mar 1902 - 19 Oct 1988)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (33)

Official

Album

  1. Father of Folk Blues 1965
  2. The Real Delta Blues: 14 Songs From The Man Who Taught Robert Johnson 1974
  3. Father of the Delta Blues 1992
  4. At Home: The Legendary 1969 Rochester Sessions 1992
  5. The Delta Blues of Son House 27 May 2009
  6. The Essential Son House 04 Feb 2014
  7. The Complete Library of Congress Sessions 1941-1942 2021
  8. Forever on My Mind 18 Mar 2022

Album - Compilation

  1. The Legendary 1941/42 Recordings in Chronological Sequence 1969
  2. The Complete Library of Congress Sessions: 1941-1942 1990
  3. Delta Blues 1991
  4. Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions 1992
  5. Complete Blues: Delta Blues 1999
  6. Delta Blues 2000
  7. Lowdown Dirty Dog Blues 2000
  8. Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Son House 09 Sep 2003
  9. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Son House 09 Sep 2003
  10. A Proper Introduction to Son House: Delta Blues 13 Apr 2004
  11. King of the Delta Blues 17 Aug 2006
  12. Country Farm Blues 05 Jul 2010
  13. Raw Delta Blues 2011
  14. Clarksdale Moan [1930-1942] 2013
  15. Delta Blues 2014
  16. All the Best 2017

Album - Live

  1. Delta Blues and Spirituals 1970
  2. In Concert 1994
  3. “Live” at Gaslight Cafe, N.Y.C., January 3, 1965 2000
  4. Revisited 2002
  5. The Oberlin College Concert 21 Feb 2013

Album - Interview / Live

  1. Son House in Seattle 1968 02 Jul 2011

Single

  1. Preachin' the Blues Part I / Preachin' the Blues Part II 1930
  2. Empire State Express 19 Jan 2022

Relationships (1)

Married

  1. Evie House

Recordings by (121)

  1. Preachin' the Blues, Part I 3:04 (1930)
  2. Preachin' the Blues, Part II 2:54 (1930)
  3. Special Rider Blues 3:07 (1962)
  4. Depot Blues 2:56 (1962)
  5. Low Down Dirty Dog Blues 4:57 (1962)
  6. Walking Blues 2:59 (1963) 1942 recording, AFS6607, a.k.a Death Letter Blues
  7. Am I Right or Wrong 1:48 (1963)
  8. County Farm Blues 2:11 (1963)
  9. The Key of Minor 1:34 (1963) guitar tuning demonstration
  10. American Defense 2:55 (1963)
  11. Death Letter 4:21 (1965) 1965 recording, take #1
  12. Pearline 4:34 (1965)
  13. Louise McGhee 6:13 (1965)
  14. John the Revelator 2:32 (1965)
  15. Empire State Express 3:41 (1965) 1965 recording
  16. Preachin’ Blues 5:45 (1965)
  17. Grinnin’ in Your Face 2:08 (1965)
  18. Sundown 6:14 (1965) 1965 recording
  19. Levee Camp Moan 9:28 (1965)
  20. The Pony Blues 4:14 (1969)
  21. Shetland Pony Blues 3:28 (1969)
  22. The Jinx Blues, Part 1 3:27 (1969)
  23. The Jinx Blues, Part 2 4:24 (1969)
  24. Monologue – The B‐L‐U‐E‐S 3:23 (1970) live, 1970: 100 Club, London, England
  25. This Little Light of Mine 1:00 (1970) live, 1970: 100 Club, London, England
  26. Monologue – Thinkin’ Strong 4:18 (1970) live, 1970: 100 Club, London, England
  27. Death Letter Blues 3:59 (1970) live, 1970: 100 Club, London, England
  28. Dry Spell Blues, Part 1 3:10 (1972)
  29. My Black Mama, Part 1 3:06 (1972)
  30. Dry Spell Blues, Part II 3:14 (1972)
  31. My Black Mama, Part 2 3:15 (1972)
  32. Preachin' the Blues, Part 1 2:58 (1972)
  33. Preaching the Blues, Part II 2:47 (1972)
  34. Milkcow's Calf Blues 3:44 (1974)
  35. I Shall Not Be Moved 1:52 (1974)
  36. Rochester Blues 3:42 (1974)
  37. Hobo 2:01 (1974)
  38. Lake Cormorant Blues 4:55 (1974)
  39. Motherless Children Have A Hard Time 3:45 (1974)
  40. Mississippi County Farm Blues 3:49 (1974)
  41. Pony Blues 4:03 (1974) 1960s recording by Nick Perls
  42. Trouble Blues 4:56 (1974)
  43. A Down the Staff 5:31 (1974) 1960s recording by Nick Perls
  44. The D.T. Moan 2:39 (1974)
  45. Lord Have Mercy When I Come To Die 2:16 (1974)
  46. Soon In The Morning 2:15 (1974)
  47. Walkin' Blues 2:58 (1990)
  48. Levee Camp Blues 3:46 (1990)
  49. My Black Mama, Part II 3:15 (1990)
  50. Clarksdale Moan 2:58 (1990)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Preachin' the Blues, Part I 3:04 Son House (1930) guitar, slide guitar
  2. Preachin' the Blues, Part II 2:54 Son House (1930) slide guitar
  3. Depot Blues 2:56 Son House (1962) guitar
  4. Special Rider Blues 3:07 Son House (1962) guitar
  5. Low Down Dirty Dog Blues 4:57 Son House (1962) guitar
  6. County Farm Blues 2:11 Son House (1963) guitar
  7. The Key of Minor 1:34 Son House (1963) guitar
  8. American Defense 2:55 Son House (1963) guitar
  9. Am I Right or Wrong 1:48 Son House (1963) guitar
  10. Walking Blues 2:59 Son House (1963) guitar
  11. Levee Camp Moan 9:28 Son House (1965) steel guitar
  12. Sundown 6:14 Son House (1965) steel guitar
  13. Death Letter 4:21 Son House (1965) steel guitar
  14. Pearline 4:34 Son House (1965) steel guitar, guitar
  15. Preachin’ Blues 5:45 Son House (1965) steel guitar
  16. Empire State Express 3:41 Son House (1965) steel guitar
  17. Louise McGhee 6:13 Son House (1965) steel guitar
  18. Shetland Pony Blues 3:28 Son House (1969) guitar
  19. The Jinx Blues, Part 1 3:27 Son House (1969) guitar
  20. The Pony Blues 4:14 Son House (1969) guitar
  21. The Jinx Blues, Part 2 4:24 Son House (1969) guitar
  22. Delta Blues 5:20 Son House & Leroy Williams (1969) guitar
  23. Dry Spell Blues, Part II 3:14 Son House (1972) guitar, slide guitar
  24. Dry Spell Blues, Part 1 3:10 Son House (1972) guitar, slide guitar

Vocals

  1. Preachin' the Blues, Part I 3:04 Son House (1930) lead vocals
  2. Preachin' the Blues, Part II 2:54 Son House (1930)
  3. Camp Hollers 2:29 Son House, Willie Brown & Fiddlin’ Joe Martin (1962)
  4. Depot Blues 2:56 Son House (1962)
  5. Low Down Dirty Dog Blues 4:57 Son House (1962)
  6. Special Rider Blues 3:07 Son House (1962) lead vocals
  7. County Farm Blues 2:11 Son House (1963)
  8. American Defense 2:55 Son House (1963)
  9. The Key of Minor 1:34 Son House (1963) spoken vocals
  10. Am I Right or Wrong 1:48 Son House (1963)
  11. Walking Blues 2:59 Son House (1963)
  12. Empire State Express 3:41 Son House (1965) lead vocals
  13. Louise McGhee 6:13 Son House (1965) lead vocals
  14. John the Revelator 2:32 Son House (1965) lead vocals
  15. Grinnin’ in Your Face 2:08 Son House (1965) lead vocals
  16. Death Letter 4:21 Son House (1965) lead vocals
  17. Levee Camp Moan 9:28 Son House (1965) lead vocals
  18. Sundown 6:14 Son House (1965) lead vocals
  19. Pearline 4:34 Son House (1965) lead vocals
  20. Preachin’ Blues 5:45 Son House (1965) lead vocals
  21. Delta Blues 5:20 Son House & Leroy Williams (1969)
  22. Shetland Pony Blues 3:28 Son House (1969)
  23. The Pony Blues 4:14 Son House (1969) lead vocals
  24. The Jinx Blues, Part 1 3:27 Son House (1969)
  25. The Jinx Blues, Part 2 4:24 Son House (1969)
  26. Dry Spell Blues, Part 1 3:10 Son House (1972) lead vocals

Credited as (16)

  1. Son House
  2. Son House / Willie Brown / Kid Bailey / Garfield Akers / Joe Calicott / Jim Thompkins / Blind Joe Reynolds / Rube Lacy
  3. Blind Lemon Jefferson / Son House
  4. Son House with Alan Wilson
  5. Son House with Delta Dave
  6. Son House & Leroy Williams
  7. Son House & Willie Brown
  8. Stefan Grossman vocal by Son House
  9. Son House, Willie Brown & Fiddlin’ Joe Martin
  10. Son House, Willie Brown, Leroy Williams & Fiddlin’ Joe Martin
  11. Eddie “Son” House, Fiddlin’ Joe Martin, Willie Brown & Leroy Williams
  12. Eddie “Son” House
  13. Son House, Stefan Grossman & Paul Rowan
  14. Son House & Stefan Grossman
  15. Son House & J.D. Short
  16. Fiddlin’ Joe Martin, Son House & Willie Brown

Works (30)

Arranged

  1. John the Revelator
  2. Motherless Children
  3. Yonder Comes My Mother

Wrote

  1. Preachin' Blues, Part 1
  2. Walking Blues
  3. Dry Spell Blues, Part 1
  4. Levee Camp Blues
  5. Pony Blues
  6. Pearline
  7. Preachin’ Blues
  8. Empire State Express
  9. Louise McGhee
  10. Special Rider Blues
  11. SMOKE HOUR ★ WILLIE NELSON
  12. Dryspell Blues
  13. My Black Mama, Part 1
  14. Death Letter Blues
  15. Shake It and Break It
  16. Downhearted Blues
  17. Sundown
  18. President Kennedy
  19. A Down the Staff

Composed

  1. Clarksdale Moan
  2. Country Blues
  3. Death Letter
  4. Grinnin’ in Your Face

Lyrics

  1. Grinnin’ in Your Face
  2. Clarksdale Moan
  3. Country Blues
  4. Death Letter

Links (19)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no92005753
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/son_house
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139441157
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92005753
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6hh8qzx
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134411390

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-8485/son-house/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Son+House

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/75243

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/313078

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000753094

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1009121/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/7579212

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352999

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/10183

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/9524

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/1211

Picture

  1. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Sonhouse3.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/8c87dda0-be58-4e48-a3b5-2626f26364c7