| LC control no. | no 92005753 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.H673 Biography |
| Personal name heading | House, Son |
| Variant(s) | House, Eddie James, Jr. House, Eugene James |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1902-03-21 |
| Death date | 1988-10-19 |
| Place of birth | Lyon (Miss.) |
| Place of death | Detroit (Mich.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Guitarists Singers |
| Found in | His Delta blues [SR] 1991: label (Son House; d. 1988) LC in OCLC, 2/25/92 (hdg.: House, Son) New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (House, Son (Eddie James Jr.) b. 1902) Harris, S. Blues who's who, 1979: p. 249 (given name incorrectly listed as Eugene in early references) Santelli, R. Big book of blues, 2001 (House, Son; b. Eddie James, Jr. [sic], Mar. 21, 1902, Riverton, Miss., d. Oct. 19, 1988, Detroit, Mich.) Oxford music online, April 12, 2017: Encyclopedia of popular music (House, Son; born Eddie James House Jnr., March 21, 1902, Riverton, Mississippi; died October 19, 1988, Detroit, Michigan; took up the guitar and the blues as late as 1927) Wikipedia, April 12, 2017 (Son House; Eddie James "Son" House, Jr.; born March 21, 1902, Lyon, Mississippi; died October 19, 1988, Detroit, Michigan; American delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing) |
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