Edward James “Son” House, Jr. was born on the twenty-first day of March, 1902 in a small town in Mississippi named Lyon. House Jr. was the second of three brothers. His father, was a musician as well; he played the tuba in a band with his brothers. The entire family was heavily involved in the church, some more than others. House Jr. took a keen interest to churchgoing and his family’s love of music. However, he was hostile towards blues music on religious grounds. Soon, his parents separated which led to House Jr.’s move to Tallulah, Louisiana and later New Orleans, Louisiana where he began preaching sermons by age fifteen.