Hambone Blues - Music

David "Honeyboy" Edwards Was Born June 28 1915 June 28 1915 – August 29 2011 In Shaw Mississippi. Honeyboy Is One Of The Last Living Links To Robert Johnson And One Of The Last Original Acoustic Delta Blues Players. He Is A Living Legend And His Story Is Truly Part Of History. He Is The Real Deal. Friend To Legendary Musician Robert Johnson Edwards Was Present On The Fateful Night Johnson Drank The Poisoned Whiskey That Took His Life. Folklorist Alan Lomax Recorded Edwards In 1942. Edwards Is Still Touring The Country Performing And Is The Author Of One Book The World Don't Owe Me Nothin' Published In 1997 By Chicago Review Press. The Book Recounts His Life From Childhood His Journeys Through The South And His Arrival In Chicago In The Early 1950s. A Companion CD By The Same Title Was Released By Earwig Records Shortly Afterwards. He Has Also Recorded Digitally Mastered CDs And Albums At A Church-Turned-Studio In Salina Kansas And Released On The APO Label. Honeyboy Was A Part Of Many Of The Seminal Moments Of The Blues. As Honeyboy Writes In "The World Don't Own Me Nothing" "...It Was In '29 When Tommy Johnson Come Down From Crystal Springs Mississippi. He Was Just A Little Guy Tan Colored Easy-Going But He Drank A Whole Lot. At Nighttime We'd Go There And Listen To Tommy Johnson Play." Honeyboy Continues " Listening To Tommy That's When I Really Learned Something About How To Play Guitar." Honeyboy's Life Has Been Intertwined With Almost Every Major Blues Legend Including Robert Johnson Charlie Patton Big Joe Williams Rice "Sonny Boy Williamson" Miller Howlin' Wolf Peetie Wheatstraw Sunnyland Slim Lightnin' Hopkins Big Walter Little Walter Magic Sam Muddy Waters And ... Well Let's Just Say The List Goes On Darn Near Forever! In 1942 Alan Lomax Recorded Honeyboy In Clarksdale Mississippi For The Library Of Congress. He Recorded A Total Of Fifteen Sides Of Honeyboy's Music. Honeyboy Didn't Record Again Commercially Until 1951 When He Recorded "Who May Your Regular Be" For Arc Records. Honeyboy Also Cut "Build A Cave" As 'Mr. Honey' For Artist. Moving To Chicago In The Early Fifties Honeyboy Played Small Clubs And Street Corners With Floyd Jones Johnny Temple And Kansas City Red. In 1953 Honeyboy Recorded Several Songs For Chess That Remained Un-Issued Until "Drop Down Mama" Was Included In An Anthology Release. In 1972 Honeyboy Met Michael Frank And The Two Soon Became Fast Friends. In 1976 They Hit The North Side Blues Scene As The Honeyboy Edwards Blues Band As Well As Performing As A Duo On Occasion. Michael Founded Earwig Records And In 1979 Honeyboy And His Friends Sunnyland Slim Kansas City Red Floyd Jones And Big Walter Horton Recorded "Old Friends". Honeyboy's Early Library Of Congress Performances And More Recent Recordings Were Combined On "Delta Bluesman" Released By Earwig In 1992. Honeyboy Has Written Several Blues Hits Including "Long Tall Woman Blues" "Sweet Home Chicago" And "Just Like Jesse James". Honeyboy Continues Up And Down The Blues Highway Traveling From Juke Joint To Nightclub To Festival Playing Real Delta Blues To Adoring Fans Everywhere. read less