Fact #32509
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Music business agent and producer Dick Waterman of Avalon Productions telephones retired bluesman Son House, in Rochester, New York, USA. Before long, he will have the artist performing again regularly on the coffeehouse circuit.
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Dick Waterman : He (Son House) was the mentor for both Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, who are clearly acknowledged as two of the most influential bluesmen on not only urban blues but ultimately the modern music scene. Son House, through his ever-expanding style and influence, can be considered a source point for much of what we feel is contemporary music today.
If, in his prime, he had been recorded as much as Charlie Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson or Robert Johnson, he would be considered the pre-eminent artist of his time. He would have his proper appreciation.
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If, in his prime, he had been recorded as much as Charlie Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson or Robert Johnson, he would be considered the pre-eminent artist of his time. He would have his proper appreciation.
(Source : not known)