Son House

Summary

Son House is a human^[1]. Born in Lyon^[2], he… he was born on March 21, 1902^[3]. He died in Detroit^[4]. He died on October 19, 1988^[5]. He worked as a guitarist^[6], blues singer^[7], musician^[8], and songwriter^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,028 views/month, #6,894 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Lyon^[2], Son House…
• Son House died in Detroit^[4].
• Son House was born on March 21, 1902^[3].
• Son House died on October 19, 1988^[5].
• Son House is buried at Mount Hazel Cemetery^[11].
• Son House held citizenship in United States^[12].
• English was Son House's native language^[13].
• Son House is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14].
• Son House's professions included guitarist^[6].
• Son House worked as a blues singer^[7].
• Son House worked as a musician^[8].
• Son House's professions included songwriter^[9].
• Son House is recorded as male^[15].
• Son House's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Son House's genre is Delta blues^[17].
• Son House's genre is country music^[18].
• Son House's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[19].
• Son House's record label is recorded as Paramount^[20].
• Son House's discography is recorded as Son House discography^[21].
• Son House's Commons category is recorded as Son House^[22].
• The cause of death was cancer^[23].
• Son House's family name is recorded as House^[24].
• Son House's given name is recorded as Edward^[25].
• Son House's given name is recorded as James^[26].
• Son House's pseudonym is recorded as Son House^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1902-03-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1988-10-19^[31]

• Genre(s): acoustic blues, blues, delta blues^[32]

• Community tags: acoustic blues, blues, delta blues^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8c87dda0-be58-4e48-a3b5-2626f26364c7^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Son House's place of birth was Lyon^[2]. He was born on March 21, 1902^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[14]. English was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[6], blues singer^[7], musician^[8], and songwriter^[9].

Death and Burial

Son House died on October 19, 1988^[5]. He passed away in Detroit^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[23]. Burial took place at Mount Hazel Cemetery^[11].

Why It Matters

Son House ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,028 views/month, #6,894 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Son House born?

Son House was born in Lyon^[2].

Where did Son House die?

Son House passed away in Detroit^[4].

What did Son House do for work?

Son House worked as guitarist^[6], blues singer^[7], musician^[8], and songwriter^[9].