Many of the early blues pioneers have early lives mired in mystery-then there's Son House. Born March 21, 1902, in the town of Lyon, Mississippi, Son House was born Eddie James House Jr., one of four brothers. He came from a musical family, his father being a traveling tuba player. His uncles also played guitar but none of them […]

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