Son House Death Letter Vinyl

March 21 1902 october 19 1988 was an american delta blues singer and guitarist noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing.

Son house death letter vinyl.

Edsel records ed 167 format. Country blues delta blues. Death letter also known as death letter blues is the signature song of the delta blues musician son house. Complete your son house collection.

Son house is an early blues singer who along with charlie patton and willie brown in the words of the liner notes helped to shape the music of three younger men who would far exceed their fame robert johnson howlin wolf and muddy waters. Son house death letter label. It is structured upon house s earlier recording my black mama part 2 from 1930. House s potent early recordings from 1930 and 1941 to 1942 showcased his raw emotionally powerful style but never received the acclaim of johnson s.

A classic clip of son house performing. I ve edited it to be shown in its entirety. Discover releases reviews credits songs and more about son house father of folk blues at discogs. 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.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1985 vinyl release of death letter on discogs. House s 1965 performance was on a metal bodied national resonator guitar using a copper slide. The vmp pressing was beautiful in appearance and very quiet but horrible eq. Watch and be amazed by the late the great.

One more info a. Son house death letter. Having just received my vinyl me please release. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1965 vinyl release of father of folk blues on discogs.

According to legend it was son house s blistering bottleneck guitar that prompted robert johnson to pick up a six string. Delta blues great eddie son house performs his classic death letter blues from the vestapol dvd legends of country blues guitar vol.