Son House: Son House. Soundtrack: Hard Target. Legendary bluesman and one of the originators of the Mississippi Delta blues style, Son House was born Eddie Jones Jr. in 1902 in Riverton, MS, a small impoverished town in the Mississippi Delta. He sang in his local Baptist church as a youth and actually became a preacher at 20 years of age. His affinity for women and alcohol, however, interfered with his pastoral duties...
Known For: Hard Target (Soundtrack("Walkin' Blues")), On the Road (Soundtrack("The Delta Blues", "Death Letter Blues")), Blues Brothers 2000 (Soundtrack("John The Revelator")), True Detective (Soundtrack("Death Letter"))