It is this meeting that begins Daniel Beaumont’s powerful biography of House, “Preachin’ the Blues; The Life & Times of Son House” (Oxford University Press, 206 pp., $24.95).

Four-day celebration of bluesman Son House set for Aug. 26 through Aug. 29. The iconic bluesman was discovered living in obscurity in Rochester in 1964. Opening night includes a reading of the new ...

With some of the first money he got on his second career playing the blues, Son House went to buy a guitar. The store owner pointed him toward the National Steels, just like he'd played in the ...

In his book Deep Blues, Robert Palmer describes Eddie "Son" House as "a failed preacher, convicted murderer, solid if rudimentary guitarist, and extraordinary blues singer," and I think that ...

Son House Bio, Preachin the Blues: The Life and Music of Son House. Source: Just Roots PR September 1, 2009. Guitarist/vocalist Son House was a powerful, impassioned performer and a pivotal figure in ...

Bluesman Buddy Guy talks about getting his big break as an actor, at 88, in the horror film 'Sinners,' and why he did it to help keep the blues alive. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

Dick Waterman, a steward and chronicler of the blues, dies at 88. He shepherded the comebacks of renowned bluesmen like Son House and Mississippi John Hurt, managed singer Bonnie Raitt for 15 ...

The Sept. 2 installment of Blues by Budweiser saw renowned Holly Springs, Miss., bluesman Robert Kimbrough Sr. and his band The Blues Connection bring their Hill Country sound to the stage of RJ's ...

This 2016 documentary from Sam Pollard and narrated by Common, tells how two different sets of white music fans tracked down nearly forgotten 1930s blues legends Skip James and Son House in 1964 ...

Son House is regarded as one of the greats of early blues, along with early recording stars like Charley Patton and Robert Johnson. He made 78rpm records in the 1930s but a spell in penitentiary ...

It can’t be easy following in the footsteps of Muddy Waters, but Mud Morganfield, son of the blues legend, has carved out an impressive blues career of his own. Morganfield will be sharing some ...

Bluesman Kimbrough plays for packed house. September 5, 2023 at 3:03 a.m. by Richard Ledbetter Special to The Commercial ...