1. BBC Music
  2. Artists
  3. Son House

Son House

6music

Born 21 March 1902. Died 19 October 1988.

Photo of Son House Son House

Biography

Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988) was an American blues singer and guitarist. House pioneered an innovative style featuring strong, repetitive rhythms, often played with the aid of slide guitar, and his singing often incorporated elements of southern gospel and spiritual music.

House was an important influence on Muddy Waters and also on Robert Johnson. A seminal Delta blues figure, he remains influential today, with his music being covered by blues-rock groups such as The White Stripes.

Read more at Wikipedia...

Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia. Find out more about our use of this data .

Albums releases

Release title Release date
Father of Folk Blues 1965
The Legendary 1941/42 Recordings in Chronological Sequence n/a
 

Played By

Since December 2008

  1. 1. Tom Robinson

    Tom Robinson BBC 6 Music

  2. 2. Blues at the BBC

    Blues at the BBC BBC Four

  3. 3. Gideon Coe

    Gideon Coe BBC 6 Music

Information displayed about artists played on BBC programmes is incomplete at present. Find out more about this artist play count information.

Played On

Since December 2008

  1. BBC 6 Music 100%

  2. BBC Four 50%

Information displayed about artists played on BBC radio networks is incomplete at present. Find out more about this artist play count information.

Explore the BBC

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.