Son House's Delta Blues
A cry from the soul that conveys the origins of the blues.
Songs like "Death Letter" perfectly capture the essence of Delta blues. Son House's fierce vocals and slide guitar embody the primal power of the blues. This album will forever be remembered as a seminal document in blues history.
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21 TRACKS:
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1-1)
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Death Letter
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1-2)
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Pearline
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1-3)
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Louise McGhee
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1-4)
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John The Revelator
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1-5)
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Empire State Express
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1-6)
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Preachin' Blues
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1-7)
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Grinnin' In Your Face
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1-8)
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Sundown
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1-9)
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Levee Camp Moan
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2-1)
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Death Letter
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2-10)
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Shake It And Break It
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2-11)
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Pony Blues
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2-12)
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Downhearted Blues
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2-2)
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Levee Camp Moan
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2-3)
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Grinnin' In Your Face
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2-4)
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John The Revelator
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2-5)
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Preachin' Blues
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2-6)
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President Kennedy
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2-7)
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A Down The Staff
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2-8)
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Motherless Children
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2-9)
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Yonder Comes My Mother
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Engineer [Digital Restoration And Engineering] - Mark Wilder
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Producer [Original Recordings] - John Hammond
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Arranged By - Son House (1-4, 2-8, 2-9)
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Vocals - Son House (1-4, 1-7, 2-3, 2-4)
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Vocals, Steel Guitar [Steel-bodied National Guitar] - Son House (1-1 to 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8 to 2-2, 2-5 to 2-12)
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Written-By - Son House (1-1 to 2-3, 2-5 to 2-7, 2-10 to 2-12)
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Engineer [Digital Restoration And Engineering] - David Mitson
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Art Direction - Howard Fritzson
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Executive Producer, Supervised By [Project Director] - Gary Pacheco
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Liner Notes, Executive Producer, Reissue Producer [Roots N' Blues Series Producer] - Lawrence Cohn
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Producer [Original Recordings] - Frank Driggs
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Coordinator [Packaging Coordinator] - Hope Chasin
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Artwork [Cover Photo Hand-tinting] - Katsumi Kawamura
