Empire State Express By Son House

In 1965, Son House recorded the 21 tracks featured on FATHER OF THE DELTA BLUES for Columbia Records. Whereas the nine songs on disc one were released that year as THE LEGENDARY SON HOUSE, the 12 alternate takes and previously ...

Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. was originally legendary in blues circles for a small collection of live field recordings made by folklorist Alan Lomax in 1941 and 1942--and for having taught some important licks to both Robert Johnson and Muddy ...

Recorded in Rochester, New York on September 23 & 24, 1969. Includes liner notes by Bob Groom. AT HOME contains the complete legendary Rochester sessions. Personnel: Son House (vocals, guitar, accordion); Evie House (spoken vocals, tambourine). Personnel: Son House (vocals, guitar, accordion). Liner Note ...

(2-CD set) Son House In Seattle 1968, the latest release from heritage blues label Arcola Records, offers a unique and personal presentation of Delta blues legend Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. Recorded while visiting Seattle, this two-disc set comprises S Liner ...

Recorded live at The Gaslight Cafe, New York, New York on January 3, 1963. Son House's earliest recordings, three two-sided 78s ("My Black Mama," "Preachin' the Blues," "Dry Spell Blues") recorded in New York on May 28, 1930, proved to be ...

(2-LP set) Son House is joined by Al Wilson of Canned Heat who supplies some extra guitar and harmonica on a few tracks on this 1965 recording. This is Mississippi Delta Blues like it was in the 1930s, intense and ...

This collection spotlights the great Delta bluesman Son House at three distinct points in his life. Included here are three of his 78s issued in the 1930s by Paramount Records, several of the Library of Congress field recordings done by ...

Recorded between 1930 & 1965. Includes liner notes by Mark Humphrey. Son House is an undisputed father of the Delta blues, and one of its most fierce practitioners. His jagged, rhythmic guitar lines and booming, gospel-infused vocals sear straight through the ...

Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. was originally legendary in blues circles for a small collection of live field recordings made by folklorist Alan Lomax in 1941 and 1942--and for having taught some important licks to both Robert Johnson and Muddy ...

This collection spotlights the great Delta bluesman Son House at three distinct points in his life. Included here are three of his 78s issued in the 1930s by Paramount Records, several of the Library of Congress field recordings done by ...

Revisited is a double-disc of live Son House recordings from the Mississippi delta blues legend's twilight years on the folk revival circuit. Disc one is a mid-'60s performance at Oberlin College; after a scholarly introduction by his then-manager Dick Waterman, ...

Revisited is a double-disc of live Son House recordings from the Mississippi delta blues legend's twilight years on the folk revival circuit. Disc one is a mid-'60s performance at Oberlin College; after a scholarly introduction by his then-manager Dick Waterman, ...

Track Listing: DISC 1: I'm Satisfied; Nobody's Business But Mine; Rich Women Blues; Baby What's Wrong With You; Talking Casey; Candy Man; Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me; Casey Jones; Spike Driver Blues; Lonesome Blues; Salty Dog; My Creole ...

Track Listing: DISC 1: I'm Satisfied; Nobody's Business But Mine; Rich Women Blues; Baby What's Wrong With You; Talking Casey; Candy Man; Here Am I, Oh Lord, Send Me; Casey Jones; Spike Driver Blues; Lonesome Blues; Salty Dog; My Creole ...

Born in Mississippi in 1902, Eddie James House, Jr.--known as "Son" throughout his life--truly was, as many have called him, the Father of the Delta Blues. Of course, Son House did not personally invent either acoustic modal blues or bottleneck ...

Track Listing: Introduction "Dick Waterman"; Son House; Levee Camp Moan; Monologue; Death Letter; Monologue; Empire State Express; Monologue; Grinnin' In Your Face; "Preachin' Blues"; Tuning Up; Son's Blues; Levee Camp Moan; John The Revelator;

The "re-discovery" of the folk-blues tradition in the mid 1960s brought a second wave of fame to many performers. Son House's career was given a new lease of life when the singer performed at regular blues and folk festivals around ...

Track Listing: DISC 1; Death Letter; Pearline; Louise Mcghee; John the Revelator; Empire State Express; Preachin' Blues; Grinning in Your Face; Sundown; Levee Camp Moan; DISC 2; Death Letter; Levee Camp Moan; Grinning in Your Face; John the Revelator; Preachin' ...

Legendary delta blues musician Son House's FATHER OF FOLK BLUES brings together 9 classic tracks including "Empire State Express" and "Preachin' Blues." Born in Mississippi in 1902, Eddie James House, Jr.--known as "Son" throughout his life--truly was, as many have called ...