Son House - Raw Delta Blues

Artist: Son House
Title Of Album: Raw Delta Blues
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Not Now Music
Genre: Blues

Notes:

Tracklist:

CD 1:
01. Death Letter Blues
02. Special Rider Blues
03. Delta Blues
04. American Defense
05. Government Fleet Blues
06. Depot Blues
07. My Black Mama
08. Shettland Pony Blues
09. Am I Right Or Wrong
10. The Jinx Blues 1
11. The Jinx Blues 2
12. Contry Farm Blues
13. Dry Spell Blues
14. Levee Camp Blues
15. Preachin The Blues
16. Walkin Blues

CD 2:
01. Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
02. Four O'Clock Blues
03. Walking Blues
04. The Pony Blues
05. Clarksdale Moan
06. John The Revelator
07. Camp Hollers
08. I Shall Not Be Moved
09. Louise McGhee
10. Motherless Children
11. Pearline
12. Son's Blues
13. This Little Light Of Mine
14. Yonder Comes My Mother
15. Empire State Express
16. The Pony Blues (Alternate Version)

Son House - Delta Blues (1991)

Artist: Son House
Title Of Album: Delta Blues
Year Of Release: 1991
Label: Biograph
Genre: Blues

Notes:
When it comes to deep, dirty, down-home blues, Son House is the man. One of the "big three" of Delta blues (the others being Charley Patton and Willie Brown), House was the spiritual father of Robert Johnson. Ironically, House's only commercial recordings were a handful made in 1930. Luckily, Library of Congress folklorist Alan Lomax found him in 1941 and, over the next year or so, recorded some of the most stunning blues ever to be waxed. The sessions were, to say the least, informal. For instance, a locomotive can be heard rolling by as Son performs "Shetland Pony Blues." He is joined on some of the sides by Willie Brown, as well as mandolinist Joe Martin and harp man Leroy Williams. However, it is his solo sides that really stand out. Two of the cuts, "American Defense" and "Am I Right or Wrong," are rare examples of House as sentimental balladeer. Son House didn't so much play a guitar as assault it. And as for his voice, it is no overstatement to say few, if any, have ever matched him for sheer emotional intensity. --Lars Gandil


Tracklist:

1. Levee Camp Blues
2. Government Fleet Blues
3. Walking Blues
4. Shetland Pony Blues
5. Delta Blues
6. Special Rider Blues
7. Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
8. Depot Blues
9. American Defense
10. Am I Right Or Wrong
11. Walking Blues
12. County Farm Blues
13. The Pony Blues
14. The Jinx Blues
15. The Jinx Blues

Son House - Son House In Seattle 1968 (2011)

Artist: Son House
Title Of Album: Son House In Seattle 1968
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Arcola Records
Genre: Blues
Quality: flac
Art: scans

Notes:
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 Son House's 1968 concert and interview, and features trademark renditions of classic blues songs such as Death Letter Blues, My Black Mama, and Preachin' Blues. Disc 2 also features performances by Louise Johnson, Charlie Patton, Willie Brown, Rube Lacy, and Robert Johnson, followed by Son House's recollections of these musicians and their work. As much a piece of blues history as a commercial release, Son House In Seattle 1968 is an essential addition to the canon of legendary Delta blues.

Tracklist:

CD 1
01 - Intro - Son House talking
02 - Death Letter Blues
03 - Son House talking
04 - Government Fleet Blues
05 - Son House talking
06 - Empire State Express
07 - Son House talking
08 - I Want to Live So God Can Use Me
09 - Son House talking
10 - Preachin' Blues
11 - Son House talking
12 - Louise McGhee

CD 2
01 - My Black Mama pt. 1
02 - Interview
03 - Louise Johnson - All Night Long Blues
04 - Interview
05 - Charlie Patton - Mississippi Bo Weevil Blues
06 - Interview
07 - Willie Brown - M & O Blues
08 - Interview
09 - Rube Lacy - Ham Hound Crave
10 - Interview
11 - Robert Johnson - Terraplane Blues
12 - Interview
13 - My Black Mama pt. 2

Son House - Father of Folk Blues (1965 Vinyl)

Artist: Son House
Title Of Album: Father of Folk Blues
Year Of Release: 1965
Label: Columbia
Genre: Blues
Quality: flac
Art: scans

Notes:

Tracklist:

1. Death Letter
2. Pearline
3. Louise McGhee
4. John The Revelator
5. Empire State Express
6. Preachin' Blues
7. Grinning In Your Face
8. Sundown
9. Levee Camp Moan