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
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