Son House

Prechin the Blues

By: Charles Giuliano - Feb 12, 2016

Son House

Down in the Delta
Near Clarksville
Sharecroppers
Back porch pickers
Deep in Mississippi
God dam
Strange fruit
Church going man
Mid twenties
Son House
Turned to
Devil's music
Like Charlie Patton
Preachin the blues
Twangy open chords
Slide style
National Steel Guitar
Metallic shimmer
Slurred vocals
Hellhound
Nipping his heels
Some recordings
Now and then
Early on
Nothing doing
Hung it up
Retired to Rochester
Porter and chef
Scratchin it out
Revived in Sixties
Al Wilson taught
Him to play again
Picking up
Where he left off
World tours
Small clubs
New sides
Caught him in '69
Newport Folk Festival
Only time
Playing solo
Dazed and confused
Juked up juiced
Wigged out
Poignant and sad
Alone out there
Sinking fast
Muddy eased on
Side by side
Picked up the tune
Chimed in
Back on path
Gentle end
Led him off
Big wave to
Cheering crowd
Loving him
For what was
Stairway to heaven
Hell and back
When music
Mattered