David Honeyboy Edwards
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David "Honeyboy" Edwards (born June 28, 1915) is an American blues guitarist and singer. Honeyboy is the last original Delta Blues guitarists still performing.
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[change] Life and career
[change] Early life
Edwards was born in Shaw, Mississippi, United States. He was friends with Robert Johnson, and was with him when he died.
[change] Later career
Culture expert Alan Lomax recorded Edwards in 1942 for the first time. Honeyboy still plays concerts around the world, sometimes up to 100 concerts a year.
[change] Author
Edwards has also written a book, The World Don't Owe Me Nothin', which was published in 1997 by Chicago Review Press. The book is about his life from childhood to when he arrived in Chicago. It describes his journeys through the South in the early 1950s.
[change] Awards
- 1996: Got into the Blues Hall of Fame
- 2005: Blues Artist of the Year
- 2007: Acoustic Artist of the Year
His albums White Windows, The World Don't Owe Me Nothing, Mississippi Delta Blues Man, and Henry Townsend [1] were all nominated for the W. C. Handy Award.
[change] References
[change] Other websites
- Official website for David Honeyboy Edwards
- Official myspace of David Honeyboy Edwards
- Illustrated David 'Honeyboy' Edwards discography
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| Subgenres | Boogie-woogie - Classic female blues - Country blues - Delta blues - Electric blues - Fife and drum blues - Jump blues - Piano blues |
| Mixes | Blues-rock - Jazz blues - Punk blues - Soul blues |
| Regional genres | British blues - Canadian blues - Chicago blues - Detroit blues - East Coast blues - Kansas City blues - Louisiana blues - Memphis blues - New Orleans blues - Piedmont blues - St. Louis blues - Swamp blues - Texas blues - West Coast blues |
| Related topics | Blues genres - Blues musicians - Blues scale - Jug band - Origins |
