The unique blues sound of Son House (real name: Eddie James House Jr.) lets hear echoes of his turbulent life. House was born in 1902 into a family of Baptists. The intense singing of southern gospel choirs echoed in his penetrating voice. The werkmans- and prison songs (House itself was fixed two years for manslaughter) sounding in his repertoire. In 1941 and 1942, the singer was recorded by Alan
… Lomax. When those shots mid-sixties were discovered by a new generation of blues and folk lovers, Son House was still, hoisted on a pedestal, at the age of 66, and he continued to perform until 1974. Son House died in 1988.more
