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Walking Blues by Son House

First released: 1963, Length: 2:59
1942 recording, AFS6607, a.k.a Death Letter Blues

 Also known as (3)

Creators (4)

Instruments

  1. Son House guitar

Vocals

  1. Son House

Field Recordings

  1. Alan Lomax (17 Jul 1942)
  2. Lewis Jones (17 Jul 1942)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Death Letter Blues

    Writer

    1. Son House

Links (1)

Stream For Free

  1. https://archive.culturalequity.org/field-work/mississippi-delta-survey-1941-1942/robinsonville-742/walking-blues

Releases containing this recording (23)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Blues from the Mississippi Delta 1963 Son House & J.D. Short
  2. Blues from the Mississippi Delta 1966 Son House & J.D. Short
  3. The Legendary 1941/42 Recordings in Chronological Sequence 1969 Son House
  4. The Complete Library of Congress Sessions: 1941-1942 1990 Son House
  5. Delta Blues 1991 Son House
  6. Mississippi Blues 1991 Various Artists
  7. Delta Blues 2000 Son House
  8. Lowdown Dirty Dog Blues 2000 Son House
  9. Delta Blues 15 Jul 2003 Son House
  10. Legends of Country Blues 11 Aug 2003 Various Artists
  11. Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Son House 09 Sep 2003 Son House
  12. A Proper Introduction to Son House: Delta Blues 13 Apr 2004 Son House
  13. King of the Delta Blues 17 Aug 2006 Son House
  14. Country Farm Blues 05 Jul 2010 Son House
  15. ABC of the Blues 24 Sep 2010 Various Artists
  16. Jukebox Favourites: The Best of the Blues 2011 Various Artists
  17. Blues Masters 2012 Various Artists
  18. Clarksdale Moan [1930-1942] 2013 Son House
  19. Delta Blues: Milestones of Legends 2017 Various Artists
  20. Classic Delta and Deep South Blues from Smithsonian Folkways 19 Jan 2018 Various Artists
  21. Low Down Dirty Dog Blues 20 Nov 2023 Son House

Album

  1. The Delta Blues of Son House 27 May 2009 Son House
  2. The Complete Library of Congress Sessions 1941-1942 2021 Son House