Son House (part 1): Living King of the Delta
Jerry Gilbert, Sounds, 10 October 1970
IT WAS the final day of Eddie "Son" House's final sortie away from America. Outside, the rain was pouring down; inside the car sat Son, apparently oblivious to the surroundings, singing 'I Wanna Go Home On The Morning Train'.
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