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.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.