R.I.P. Honeyboy

David "Honeyboy Edwards" died Monday at his home in Chicago. He was 96.

Honeyboy was a Mississippi native, born in Shaw, Miss. in 1915, and authentic Delta bluesman.

He first left home as a teen to travel with Big Joe Williams. He was a pal of Little Walter. But he's most famous for his association with Robert Johnson. He was said to have been playing with Johnson the night he was poisoned in 1938.

I was lucky enough to see him at the Thirsty Ear Festival in 2006. As I blogged back then, Honeyboy perhaps was "the last one standing who's played with Son House and Charlie Patton back in the old days, and he's still a joy to hear and behold."

He played a simple, no-frills set accompanied on harmonica by his manager Michael Frank and on some songs by guitarist Louisiana Red.

His obit is HERE. A tribute in Time Out Chicago is HERE.

Below is some music and a radio interview.

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So I did.

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TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

Sunday, August, 2011
KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M.
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell

Webcasting!
101.1 FM
email me during the show! terrell(at)ksfr.org

OPENING THEME: Let it Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Dirty Nightgown by Dave Alvin
Bite the Bed by Glambilly
Wasted Life by Stiff Little Fingers
Clever Way to Crawl by Persian Claws
Puss 'n Boots by New York Dolls
You Give Me Nothing To Go On by The Fleshtones
Jailhouse Tattoo by The Tombstones
Cryin' for My Baby by Pete McKinney
I'm Gonna Bring A Watermelon To My Girl Tonight by The Savoy Havana Band

Senator by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Spit on a Stranger by Pavement
The Best Liqour Store by The Hickoids
Get Down (and Get Stupid!) by The Del-Gators
For the Love of Ivy by The Gun Club
Old Folks Boogie by Jack Oblivion
Jungle Drums by Dex Romweber Duo
Endless Sleep by The Frantic Flintstones
Te Vas Amor by El Coyote y Su Banda Tierra Santa

Directly From My Heart to You by Frank Zappa featuring Don "Sugarcane" Harris
Heart Attack by Don & Dewey
Raise Your Hand by Janis Joplin
C'est Pas Facile by The Come N' Go
Deborah Lee by BBQ
Ritalin by Sonic Reverends
The Pimps Don't Like It by The Juke Joint Pimps
Shout Bama Lama by The Detroit Cobras

Ballad Of Jimmy Tanks by Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Lipstick Vogue by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Cry Cry Cry (In The U.S.A.) by The Scrams
Alligator River by Lothar
Slow Lightning by Junior Kimbrough
Peaches Falling by L.C. Ulmer
My Juanita by Johnny Maestro & Brooklyn Bridge
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis
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THE SANTA FE OPRY PLAYLIST

Friday, August  26, 2011
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Fridays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell
101.1 FM
email me during the show! terrel(at)ksfr.org

OPENING THEME: Buckaroo by Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
Outlaw You by Shooter Jennings
Carlene by Robert Earl Reed
Hillbilly Monster by James Richard Oliver
Satellite of Love by DM Bob & The Deficits
Zombified by Southern Culture on the Skids
Music City's Dead by Joe Buck Yourself
Kiss My Ass Goodbye by David Allan Coe & 3rd Generation Country
Ain't No Bard in Heaven by T. Tex Edwards & The Swingin' Kornflake Killers

Crucifix Jewelry by Rick Broussard
Two Bottles Of Wine by Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Suzie Anna Riverstone by The Imperial Rooster
Strut My Stuff by Slim Redman, Donnie Bowshier & The Junior Melody Boys
You Can't Teach a Caveman 'bout Romance by The 99ers
Tell Me Twice by Eleni Mandell
Roll Me a Song by Arty Hill
Six Nights a Week by Peter Case
Tell it to the Judge by Jimbo Mathus

Whatever Kills Me First by Joey Allcorn
Honky Tonk Carnie by Lone Wolf OMB
Down and Out by Honky Tonk Hustlas
Hams and Peas by L.C. Ulmer
Shake Shake Mama (Cherry Ball) by Mance Lipscomb
Great Shakin' Fever by Ray Condo & The Ricochets
Wake Up Sinners by The Dirt Daubers
Monkey On The Doghouse by Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
Honky Tonk Devil by Andy Vaughan & The Driveline

(The first three songs from the above set and the first one below are from the Southern Independent Volume 2 Collection. Download that for free HERE)

Codeine by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Do You Know Thee Enemy? by Slim Cessna's Auto Club
Keg Party at the Muldoon Farm (ultimate mix) by Joe West
Thunderstorms & Neon Signs by Wayne Hancock
Payphone by Eric Hisaw
CLOSING THEME: Comin' Down by The Meat Puppets

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The August Big Enchilada is a Honky Tonk Hoedown!

It's time for a good backwoods hoedown. Join me in Podunk Holler for an hour's worth of honky-tonk, cow-punk, scuzzgrass, white-lightnin' hillbilly hell-raising Big Enchilada style.


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Here's the playlist:

(Background Music: Green Apples by Red Allen)
Hoe Down Boogie by Red Perkins
They Call Me Country by D.M. Bob & The Deficits
Bachelor Man from Del Gaucho by Lucky Tubb **
I Ain't Drunk by Whitey Morgan & The 78s *
The Night That Porter Wagoner Came to Town by Tabby Crabb
Farmer Had Him Rats by Black Jake & The Carnies *
The Love-In by Ben Colder

(Background Music: Blue Guitars by the Light Crust Doughboys)
One Helluva Weekend by T. Tex Edwards & The Swingin' Kornflake Killers
Pappy by Ugly Valley Boys
Federales by Joe "King" Carrasco & The Crowns
Prayer by Slackeye Slim
Whatever Kills Me First by Joey Allcorn *
Peace and Love (Blind Man's Penis) by John Trubee & The Ugly Janitors of America (vocals by Ramsey Kearney)

(Background Music: Bosco Stomp by The Cajun Playboys)
Fred the Rabbit by Rick Broussard
Girl on the Billboard by Eddie Spaghetti
How Mountain Girls Can Love by Peter Stampfel & The Worm All-Stars
Devil Came a Knockin' by Liquorbox **
Country Girl With Hotpants On by Leona Williams
Let's Do Wrong Tonight by Simon Stokes & The Heathen Angels
(Background Music: Sally Goodin by David Bromberg)


* These selections are part of the Southern Independent Volume 2 collection, which you can download for free  at Give Me My XXX

** These selections from the free 2011 Muddy Roots Festival compilation, which you can download HERE.


You like this hillbilly stuff? If so, then you'll probably like some of my previous episodes like:

Episode 36: Sweathog of the Rodeo 
Episode 31: Below Tobacco Road
Episode 26: Hillbilly Pigout
Episode 22: Honky in a Cheap Motel
Episode 16: Hillbilly Heaven
Episode 10: More Santa Fe Opry Favorites
Episode 8: Santa Fe Opry Favorites Vol. 2
Episode 2: Santa Fe Opry Favorites


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