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Son House (21 Mar 1902 - 19 Oct 1988)

Male Person - United States

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)
  51. My Black Mama Part 1 3:07 (1990)
  52. Mississipie Country Blues 2:49 (1990)
  53. The Jinx Blues (No. 2) 4:14 (1991)
  54. Walking Blues (unissued test) 2:57 (1991)
  55. Preachin' The Blues, Part 2 3:04 (1991)
  56. Downhearted Blues 6:03 (1992) without intro
  57. Death Letter (alternate take) 5:51 (1992) 1965 recording, take #2, incl. false start
  58. President Kennedy 3:42 (1992)
  59. Motherless Children 4:27 (1992)
  60. Shake It and Break It 2:42 (1992)
  61. Son’s Blues 20:39 (1992)
  62. Yonder Comes My Mother 1:53 (1992)
  63. I’m So Sorry, Baby 2:38 (1992)
  64. Plantation Song 0:47 (1992)
  65. Mister Suzie-Q 2:48 (1992)
  66. Evening Train 4:51 (1992)
  67. Preachin’ the Blues 7:23 (1992) 1969 recording
  68. Never Mind People Grinnin’ in Your Face 3:46 (1992)
  69. Sun Goin’ Down 7:10 (1992)
  70. A Spoken Message 7:06 (1992)
  71. Grinnin' in Your Face (Alternate Version) 3:12 (1992)
  72. John the Revelator (Alternate Take) 2:15 (1992)
  73. Preachin' Blues (Alternate Take) 5:27 (1992)
  74. Preachin' the Blues, Part 1 & 2 5:52 (16 Feb 1993)
  75. Preaching Blues 3:54 (04 Mar 1993) live, 19xx: Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, USA
  76. Son Blues 6:31 (19 Nov 1993) live, 1965: Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI, USA
  77. My Black Mama 3:13 (18 Oct 1994)
  78. Introduction 4:27 (1994) live, 1965-04-15: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
  79. It's So Hard 6:32 (1994) live, 1965-04-15: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
  80. Judgement Day 3:55 (1994) live, 1965-04-15: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
  81. New York Central 3:03 (1994) live, 1965-04-15: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
  82. A True Friend Is Hard To Find 1:39 (1994) live, 1965-04-15: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
  83. Preachin Blues 8:28 (1994) live, 1965-04-15: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
  84. Low Down Dirty Blues 2:21 (07 Jul 1997)
  85. Preachin' Blues 4:42 (18 Aug 1998) live, 1964-11-21: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
  86. Jinx Blues 3:24 (1998)
  87. My Black Mama - Part 1 3:03 (1999)
  88. My Black Mama - Part 2 3:10 (1999)
  89. Preachin' The Blues - Part 1 2:56 (1999)
  90. Preachin' The Blues - Part 2 2:44 (1999)
  91. Dry Spell Blues - Part 2 3:08 (1999)
  92. I Want to Go Home on the Morning Train 2:45 (25 Jul 2000)
  93. Death Letter Blues (incomplete) 5:20 (2000) live, 1965-01-03: Gaslight Cafe, New York, NY, USA
  94. Preachin' the Blues 4:59 (2000) live, 1965-01-03: Gaslight Cafe, New York, NY, USA
  95. Son's Blues 6:53 (2000) live, 1965-01-03: Gaslight Cafe, New York, NY, USA
  96. Introduction by Dick Waterman 2:35 (2002) live, 1965-04-15: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
  97. Grinnin' in Your Face 1:56 (2002) live, 1965-04-15: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
  98. Monologue by Son House 1:26 (2002) live, 1965-04-15: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
  99. Levee Camp Moan Version 2 9:48 (2002) live, 1965-04-15: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA
  100. My Black Mama (Part 1 & Part 2) 6:22 (2005)
  101. Ain't But One Kind of Blues 0:11 (30 Jan 2007)
  102. That's Where the Blues Started 0:21 (30 Jan 2007)
  103. Preachin’ the Blues, Pt. 1 ?:?? (2007)
  104. The Jinx Blues ?:?? (2009)
  105. My Black Mama, Pt. 1 ?:?? (2009)
  106. Intro Son House Talking 5:10 (02 Jul 2011) live, 1968-03: Seattle, WA, USA
  107. Son House Talking 3:24 (02 Jul 2011) live, 1968-03: Seattle, WA, USA
  108. Government Fleet Blues 9:14 (02 Jul 2011) live, 1968-03: Seattle, WA, USA
  109. I Want to Live So God Can Use Me 3:13 (02 Jul 2011) live, 1968-03: Seattle, WA, USA
  110. My Black Mama Pt. 1 2:40 (02 Jul 2011) 1930 recording, fades into 1968 radio interview
  111. Interview 1:22 (02 Jul 2011) part 1
  112. My Black Mama Pt. 2 3:16 (02 Jul 2011)
  113. My Black Mama, Parts 1 & 2 6:24 (2012)
  114. Preachin’ the Blues Part I ?:?? (18 Nov 2014)
  115. Preachin’ the Blues Part II ?:?? (18 Nov 2014)
  116. Shetland Pony Blues / Special Rider Blues 6:33 (2014)
  117. My Black Mama, Part One 3:11 (2017)
  118. My Black Mama, Part Two 3:18 (2017)
  119. Fo' Clock Blues 3:46 (2017)
  120. Forever on My Mind 5:36 (18 Mar 2022) live, 1964-11-23: Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, USA
  121. The Way Mother Did 3:40 (18 Mar 2022) live, 1964-11-23: Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, USA