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Son House

Posted about 1 year ago
There are a couple of ways of finding music you might like. One is to take a look at personnel who are on an album you like and search for other music that they play. Another is to find out the artists who influenced artists you like.This is a case of the latter. Derek Trucks lists Son House as one of his influences, and an is artist that Trucks listens to from time to time. So, I looked him up, and found this archival footage from the "Night Music" show.I'm fascinated by House's use of the slide. It's never parallel to the frets, which creates a somewhat discordant sound when two strings are played at the same time.

Comments (3)

  1. dermahrk says Son House, like Howlin' Wolf, has one of the most amazing vocal instruments I've ever heard. I can hear no discordance in this video but my ears have suffered a bit over the years.
    Permalink posted 01/23/2008
  2. DLuebbert says Rick, this is my first time to see Son House. I love how he drums on his guitar made of steel as he plays.
    Permalink posted 01/23/2008
  3. Spike says This is my first time to see Son House also, and he's full-bore kick-ass intense here, almost outdoing his prewar recordings of this song, which Robert Johnson and countless others covered.
    Permalink posted 02/11/2008

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