Preachin' the Blues

Soundcheck | Jul 21, 2011

Son House is now known as a prominent Delta Blues musician. But he wasn’t discovered until much later in his life, in spite of his influence on major blues musicians. Daniel Beaumont, author of the new book “Preachin’ the Blues: The Life and Times of Son House,” joins us to make the case that the blues great ‘made music that changed music.'

WNYC Homepage - Top Stories

In Sunset Park, businesses blame fear of ICE for slowdown

How to Fix Penn Station

A Documentary Shadows the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team in the Leadup to the World Cup

Is learning to read in NYC schools getting in the way of reading whole books?

Century-old bridges deteriorate over busy Brooklyn subway

YOU ARE ONLINE