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| Born: Mar 21, 1902 in Riverton, MS | Avg.User Rating: 124 Ratings |
| Died: Oct 19, 1988 in Detroit, MI |
| Genre: Blues |
| Styles: Delta Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Field Recordings, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Work Songs |
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| Biography: Son House's place, not only in the history of Delta blues, but in the overall history of the music, is a very high one indeed. He was a major innovator of the Delta style, along with his playing partners Charley Patton and Willie Brown. Few listening experiences in the blues are as intense as hearing ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1965 Label: Columbia Critics' Rating:  This was the first such presentation of a Delta blues musician done by Columbia, which seemed like a pretty hip label at the time, since they had both Bob Dylan and Paul Revere and the Raiders. The man's ...Read full reviewReleased: 1964 Label: Smithsonian Folkways Critics' Rating: 
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