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 ...

Geva Theatre Center will present a four-day celebration of Son House in August. The enigmatic bluesman lived his life battling between sin and redemption. Rochester is not through with Son House.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...