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Old 08-26-2014, 10:19 AM   #117 (permalink)
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57. Son House - Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions (1992)

Keeping up the blues albums, this is my favourite delta blues artist and album. That's saying quite a bit because there are Howlin' Wolf, Leadbelly, and Robert Johnson competing for that slot. Son House has the awesome voice, guitar chops, and way with words that make this such an enjoyable listen. Recorded in 1965 and released many years later, it still maintains the stripped down and emotional style that Son House perfected (along with the help of his contemporaries, of course) in the 1930s. Each song on this is a delight, but then again I'ven't come across a Son House song I didn't like.
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