The Original Delta Blues
 | By Son House Sbme Special Mkts., 2008, Audio CD Customer Rating: 19 reviews Recommend |
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This Columbia Legacy reissue of the 1965 release is one of the few recordings available of one of the blues' founding fathers. It contains some of his best songs, which have unsurprisingly become classics of the Delta blues genre: "Death Letter," "Preachin' Blues," "Levee Camp Moan," "Pony Blues," and "Downhearted Blues" are all here. Though not as comprehensive as Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions, this CD is an excellent introduction to this seminal artist's work, revealing the creativity, passion, skillful guitar playing, and rich singing that helped form a whole new kind of music. — Genevieve Williams
- Death Letter
- Pearline
- Louise Mcghee
- John the Revelator - Son House, Traditional
- Empire State Express
- Preachin' Blues
- Grinnin' in Your Face
- Sundown
- Levee Camp Moan
- Pony Blues
- Downhearted Blues
Title: The Original Delta Blues
Sales Rank: 7204 in Music
Artist: Son House
Label: Sbme Special Mkts., 2008-02-01, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches, 0.18 pounds
- Son is the man
- For all those pursuing deep blues this is essential listening. Sound quality is excellent. Guitar playing is rough and ready by modern technical standards, but hey - that's the way it is - all feel. Vocals are stunning. Great to hear his homage to Patton's 'Moon going down' -'Empire State Express'. This is your chance to hear real deep delta blues sans… More reviews
- plagiarism?
- I just listened to this CD. If you listen carefully, you'll notice that this dude stole a lot of riffs from old Led Zeppelin records.… More reviews
- the orignal delta blues /son house
- this cd is classic delta blues i feel honored to be able to receive this quality of music john m king thanks for having such great music … More reviews
- Wow!
- If you wanna' know where it started, if you wanna' learn to play slide, if you wanna' get chills and fee like you're on a front porch in the delta, get this one... More reviews
- Early master of the blues
- Son House is an early blues singer, who, along with Charlie Patton and Willie Brown, in the words of the liner notes, "helped to shape the music of three younger men who would far exceed their fame"--Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, and Muddy Waters. The musical progeny of House and his colleagues alone testifies to their significance.
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