Son House

Birthday: March 21, 1902

Born in: Lyon, Mississippi, USA

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.

Movie Credits

Blues at the BBC (2009) as Self
Age: 107
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 (2004) as Self
Age: 102
Blues Masters (1999)
Age: 96
Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 (1996) as Self
Age: 94
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) as Self
Age: 91
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues (1993) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 90
Festival (1967) as Self
Age: 65