David "Honeyboy" Edwards

David Honeyboy Edwards ( born June 28, 1915 in Shaw, Mississippi; † August 29, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois) was considered the last living representative of the Delta Blues. The American guitarist was a comrade of Robert Johnson.

Life

Edwards grew up in Mississippi in poverty and turned early to the blues. He got to know Big Joe Williams, who took him under his wing. In addition, he met Charlie Patton and Robert Johnson, with whom he played well together.

In 1942, he played a first recordings for Alan Lomax. In the early 1950s he made (then unpublished heart) recordings for Chess Records. From the mid- 1950s, he lived in Chicago and played blues with almost anyone at that time in the blues scene was anybody. Commercial success but appeared only at the beginning of the 1970s, published as recordings from the 1950s of him on a Blue anthology, which sold quite well. 1972 met Honeyboy know the blues harmonica player Michael Frank, who became his manager. It was followed by numerous appearances of the duo Edwards / Frank today. In 1976, Honeyboy Edwards, the Blues Band, who managed to make a name for himself in Chicago. The album Old Friends was released in 1979, the Edwards had recorded with Sunnyland Slim, Big Walter Horton, Kansas City Red and Floyd Jones.

2004 and 2005 graduated from Edwards with Michael Frank and the blues guitarist Tom Shaka from Austin, Texas, a tour of twelve German cities.

He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1996, In 2010 he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000 he was nominated as the best acoustic blues artists for the Blues Music Award. His autobiography "The World Do not Owe Me Nothing " was recorded in the "Blues Hall of Fame ( Classics of Blues Literature) " in 1999.

After his last appearance in April 2011, he died of heart failure after a deterioration in his health on August 29, 2011 in his home in Chicago.

Discography (selection)

• Old Friends (1979 )
• White Windows (1988)
• Delta Bluesman (1992 )