{"title":"Son House","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"father-of-the-delta-blues-the-complete-1965-sessions","title":"Father Of The Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEddie ‘Son’ House \u003c\/strong\u003ewas a Delta Blues singer of deep intensity and dark passion. He started out working as a preacher but turned to blues performance in his mid-20s after which he quickly developed a unique style by applying the rhythmic drive, powerful delivery, and emotional intensity of his preaching to the newly learned idiom. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHe became something of a mentor to \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Johnson \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eMuddy Waters\u003c\/strong\u003e, having first recorded for Paramount in 1930, and then been recorded by the peripatetic Folklorist \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Lomax\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1940 and 1942 for the Library of Congress. When reissued on album, this had greatly impressed young Blues fans such as \u003cstrong\u003eAl Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e as some of the deepest, toughest Delta Blues ever waxed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBy the time of the Blues revival in the early 1960s, it was assumed that \u003cstrong\u003eSon House\u003c\/strong\u003e was dead, or at any rate lost beyond any hope of rediscovery and rehabilitation. After a lengthy search he was eventually tracked down to Rochester, New York. He hadn’t owned an instrument for years; moreover, he suffered from a hand tremor, compounded by alcoholism. House was about 62 years old by then, and had absolutely no idea that he had fans who were in awe of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt took some coaxing and cajoling led by the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eAl Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e but in April 1965, Son recorded this album for Columbia\/ CBS, under the production auspices of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Senior\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eHammond\u003c\/strong\u003e was an industry legend, having discovered and signed \u003cstrong\u003eBillie Holliday\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBob Dylan\u003c\/strong\u003e. The resulting album, originally released as F\u003cem\u003eather of the Folk Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, and also reissued as \u003cem\u003eDeath Letter\u003c\/em\u003e, is widely regarded as one of the finest albums of the ‘rediscovery’ era, and is nothing less than an essential example of the Delta Blues genre, helping to  underscore \u003cstrong\u003eSon House\u003c\/strong\u003e’s importance and his place in the Delta Blues pantheon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Death Letter Blues\u003cbr\u003e2. Pearline\u003cbr\u003e3. Louise McGhee\u003cbr\u003e4. John The Revelator\u003cbr\u003e5. Empire State Express\u003cbr\u003e6. Preachin' Blues\u003cbr\u003e7. Grinnin' In Your Face\u003cbr\u003e8. Sundown\u003cbr\u003e9. Levee Camp Moan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Death Letter Blues\u003cbr\u003e2. Levee Camp Moan (Alternate Take\u003cbr\u003e3. Grinnin' In Your Face (Alternate Version)\u003cbr\u003e4. John The Revelator (Alternate Take)\u003cbr\u003e5. Preachin' Blues (Alternate Take)\u003cbr\u003e6. President Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e7. A Down The Staff\u003cbr\u003e8. Motherless Children\u003cbr\u003e9. Yonder Comes My Mother\u003cbr\u003e10. Shake It And Break It\u003cbr\u003e11. Pony Blues\u003cbr\u003e12. Downhearted Blues\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floating World Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57450706862462,"sku":"FLOATD6493","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2174\/8331\/files\/sonhouseHIRES.jpg?v=1779439263"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2174\/8331\/collections\/25SONHOUSE-superJumbo.jpg?v=1779439243","url":"https:\/\/floatingworldrecords.co.uk\/collections\/son-house.oembed","provider":"Floating World Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}