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This single-disc set collects Son House's Library of Congress sessions for Alan Lomax in 1940 and 1941, and House's huge rasping voice and vibrant slide guitar style are everywhere here, both on the solo selections and on a handful of African-American string band pieces that find friends Leroy Williams (harmonica), Fiddlin' Joe Martin (mandolin), and Willie Brown (guitar) lending a hand. These intimate field recordings, which were tracked at Clack's Store near Cormorant, Mississippi, combined with House's complete Paramount recordings from 1930, which amounted to three brilliant double-sided 78s ("My Black Mama," "Preachin' the Blues," and "Dry Spell Blues"), form the true heart of House's recorded legacy, since his rediscovery sides for Columbia in the '60s catch him, quite honestly, with diminishing powers. Catfish Records got it exactly right by combining everything here with House's powerfully dynamic Paramount 78s for 2000s Preachin' the Blues collection, and it remains the only truly essential Son House purchase. ~ Steve Leggett
This set from Sony reissues the Son House Library of Congress recordings from 1941 and 1942. This material was previously issued on Biograph with a different cover. The only real difference, besides improved sound quality, is the reversal of playing order of "Delta Blues" and "Levee Camp Blues." Other highlights among the 15 remastered Delta blues tracks include "American Defense," "Pony Blues," and "Special Rider Blues." This disc is recommended to anyone who has the slightest interest in early American acoustic blues. ~ Al Campbell
Recorded in 1941-42. Includes liner notes by Chris Albertson.
Fr. 1941-42 Library Of Congress Field Recordings.
Personnel includes: Eddie James "Son" House Jr. (vocals, guitar); Willie Brown (guitar); Fiddlin' Joe Martin (mandolin); Leroy Williams (harmonica).
Q (11/01, p.139) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...At its best his music has a strange compelling intensity..." Son House Delta Blues Songs Delta Blues Review
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