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Son House, "Death Letter" (Greatest Song of All Time of the
Boing Boing (blog) - Mar 13, 2010
I could go on all weekend about Son House, one of the top and longest-lasting country bluesman, but I'll be kind to you and get to the music quickly. ...

SPECIAL EVENT: Cool Blues Two (2/28)

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Rochester City Newspaper - Feb 24, 2010
By Ledwing Hernandez on February 24, 2010 There's no music more fitting for hard times than the blues, a style which longtime Rochester resident Son House ...

The Big Gigs: Umphrey's McGee, Norah Jones
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Mar 11, 2010
One of the Crescent City's most admired bar warriors, he's worked with hallowed legends (Son House, Professor Longhair), rock stars (Bonnie Raitt, ...

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The Complete Library of Congress Sessions, 1941-1942

another great find for blues followers Son House was a early pioneer of delta blues

Titles:
    1. Levee Camp Blues
    2. Government Fleet Blues
    3. Walking Blues
    4. Shetland Pony Blues
    5. Fo' Clock Blues
    6. Camp Hollers
    7. Delta Blues
    8. Special Rider Blues
    9. Special Rider Blues
    10. Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
    11. Depot Blues
    12. Key of Minor
    13. American Defense
    14. Am I Right or Wrong
    15. Walking Blues
    16. Country Farm Blues
    17. Pony Blues
    18. Jinx Blues, Pt. 1
    19. Jinx Blues, Pt. 2
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Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Son House

Son House taught Robert Johnson the slide blues. Son House taught Muddy Waters. When Son House started performing at Blues festivals again in the mid 1960s, some of Muddy's younger band members would start to go off for a smoke or whatever when the old man came on stage. Muddy wouldn't let them. Muddy Waters would tell all his band members to be quiet and pay attention when the man played because even compared with Muddy, this was the real deal.

Rediscovered in Rochester, New York, relearning to play the guitar, (how this country abuses the masters that come from its people, particularly its Black people), put back on the stage by the folk revival's blues section, House made recordings that reproduced his old masterpies, with a wrier sense of meaning than before.

Titles:
    1. My Black Mama Part 1
    2. Walking Blues (Unissued Test)
    3. Dry Spell Blues
    4. Country Farm Blues
    5. Levee Camp Blues
    6. Walking Blues
    7. Shetland Pony Blues
    8. Delta Blues
    9. Special Rider Blues
    10. Depot Blues
    11. American Defense
    12. Am I Right Or Wrong
    13. Walking Blues (Death Letter)
    14. Grinnin' In Your Face
    15. Empire State Express
    16. John The Revelator
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Blues Walkin' Like a Man: A Tribute To Son House

I first her Rory Block play "Government Fleet Blues" on Sirius the other day and was blown away so I had to make it a point to pickup this CD - it's truly amazing. Block evidently went to great lengths to capture the sound, the spirit, and the emotion of the work of Son House. My favorite track is "Preachin' Blues" - the slide work, string slapping, and plucking, are unbelievable - I would have thought Son himself was playing and Block was singing along!

I didn't care for the arrangement of "Dry Spell Blues" being that the entire recording is played from a purist perspective and this track has a backup choir which is why I dinged this release one star, in fairness I would have dinged only a 1/3 of a star but the feature isn't available.

Titles:
    1. My Black Mama
    2. Downhearted Blues
    3. Preachin' Blues
    4. Jinx Blues
    5. Dry Spell Blues
    6. Shetland Pony Blues
    7. Death Letter
    8. County Farm Blues
    9. Grinnin' in Your Face
    10. Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
    11. Depot Blues
    12. Government Fleet Blues
    13. I Want to Go Home on the Morning Train
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Son House & the Great Delta Blues Singers

This is more of a question than a review. I discovered the Delta Blues over the last few years and can't get enough of it. Of the 30 or so CDs I've purchased I ocasionally get one where the recording is scratchy and the sound quality is less than good. This CD is one of those. I've read the reviews and no one talks about this. The other Son House recordings I have purchased have good quality sound. The question is three fold. First, why is the quality of the sound not mentioned in any of the reviews? Second, how can I know before purchasing future recordings that the sound quality will be good? Last, the cover of the CD I received is not the cover shown.

Titles:
    1. My Black Mama, Pt. 1 - Son House
    2. My Black Mama, Pt. 2 - Son House
    3. Preachin' the Blues, Pt. 1 - Son House
    4. Preachin' the Blues, Pt. 2 - Son House
    5. Dry Spell Blues, Pt. 1 - Son House
    6. Dry Spell Blues, Pt. 2 - Son House
    7. Walkin' Blues [#] - Son House
    8. M and O Blues - Willie Brown
    9. Future Blues - Willie Brown
    10. Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey
    11. Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey
    12. Cottonfield Blues, Pt. 1 - Garfield Akers, Joe Calicott
    13. Cottonfield Blues, Pt. 2 - Garfield Akers, Joe Calicott
    14. Dough Roller Blues - Garfield Akers
    15. Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues - Garfield Akers
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