son house

when i saw corey harris open for taj mahal at caravan of dreams a decade or so ago, i was reminded that country blues started out as _social_ music: that's right, kids, ppl used to _dance_ to this stuff. dig son house's "death letter" (which captain beefheart plagiarized to create "ah feel like ahcid" on strictly personal). observe son's right hand. there are those who say son couldn't play after he was rediscovered in the early '60s. i beg to differ. in my opinion, his the original delta blues is one of the best rekkids you can buy, regardless of genre.