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David 'Honeyboy' Edwards - BBC Radio 1, Andy Kershaw Show 1992

2019-05-19T15:33:38Z

David 'Honeyboy' Edwards - BBC Radio 1, Andy Kershaw Show 1992


1.Big Fat Mama Blues
2.Interview  
3.So Long
4.Interview
5.Catfish Blues
6.Mother In Law

Recorded 27th April 1992
Broadcast 16th May 1992

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Honeyboy Edwards – Delta Bluesman (1994)

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Honeyboy Edwards – Delta Bluesman (1994)


01. Alan Lomax Introduces David Edwards
02. Roamin' And Ramblin' Blues 
03. I'm from The Library Of Congress 
04. You Got to Roll [A Cappella] 
05. You Got to Roll [Levee Camp Song] 
06. Water Coast Blues 
07. Stagolee 
08. Just A Spoonful 
09. Spread My Raincoat Down 
10. Hellatakin' Blues 
11. Wind Howlin' Blues 
12. Worried Life Blues 
13. Tear It Down Rag 
14. The Army Blues 
15. They Called It Big Kate 
16. Big Katie Allen 
17. Black Cat 
18. I Met Peetie Wheatstraw In '39 
19. Number 12 At The Station
20. When I Came To Memphis 
21. Rocks In My Pillow 
22. We Used To Sing That When I Was A Kid 
23. Decoration Day 
24. Who May Be Your Regular Be 
25. I Studied Up That Song Myself 
26. Eyes Full Of Tears 
27. Bad Whiskey And Cocaine 

David Honeyboy Edwards (vocals, guitar, harmonica); 
Floyd Jones (acoustic guitar, drums); 
Carey Bell (harmonica); 
Michael Rasfeld (recorder); 
Sunnyland Slim (piano); 
Robert Plunkett, Arthur Lee Stevenson (drums)

One of the underrated greats of country blues, Honeyboy Edwards is heard on this superior release at the beginning and in the later part of his long career. A very authentic blues singer and guitarist who occasionally played harmonica, Edwards grew up in Mississippi and was captured by Alan Lomax in Clarksdale in 1942 for the first 14 selections on this CD. Already distinctive at the age of 27, Edwards was in Chicago during the 1950s but, despite being quite active, he hardly recorded at all until the late '70s. The final 13 selections on this CD are mostly from 1991 and they find Edwards being featured both solo and with Sunnyland Slim and Carey Bell in an excellent quintet, still singing and playing guitar with power. He also tells a few stories about the distant past. As of this writing in 2006, the 91-year-old Honeyboy Edwards, nearly the last link to Robert Johnson and Charley Patton in the 1930s, is still performing at blues festivals. Delta Bluesman remains his definitive release. ---Scott Yanow, allmusic.com

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David Honeyboy Edwards - Crawling Kingsnake (1964)

2012-12-29T18:50:49Z

David Honeyboy Edwards - Crawling Kingsnake (1964/1997)


01 Just Like Jesse James (2:21) 
02 Sweet Home Chicago (3:08) 
03 Blues Like Showers Of Rain (2:15) 
04 Long Tall Woman Blues (4:15) 
05 Love Me Over Slow (3:29) 
06 Crawling King Snake (3:24) 
07 Skin & Bones Blues (2:32) 
08 Bull Cow Blues (2:33) 
09 Blue And Lonesome (2:08) 
10 My Baby's Gone (2:36) 
11 Ida Lou Blues (2:55) 
12 Angel Child (3:24) 
13 Love Me over Slow (2:32) 
14 Honeyboy Speaks With Pete Welding About Robert Johnson & Tommy Johnson (18:30)

David Honeyboy Edwards - vocals, guitar;
John Lee Henley - vocals, harmonica.

Any fan of Delta blues should grab this reissue as fast they can get to it. These are vintage recordings, mostly from 1967, made by scholar-producer Pete Welding when Edwards was 51 years old. Edwards' itinerant lifestyle resulted in his missing many opportunities to record, so that this was only the fifth session he'd had in over 30 years in music, performing solo, with an acoustic guitar on eight of the 13 cuts here. Edwards cuts a daunting figure on the guitar, making the strings sing in several voices at once (check out the playing on "Love Me Over Slow"), and his singing is a match for his playing. The eight solo numbers, dating from 1967, feature the music he was most familiar with, including Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago" and the title track of this collection. The rest date from a March 1964 session on which Edwards shares the spotlight with singer-harpist John Lee Henley. As a bonus, the last track is an interview from his 1967 solo session in which Edwards talks about Robert Johnson and Tommy Johnson, both of whom he knew personally. The background ambient sound does nothing to detract from the worth of the music, which has a wonderful raw quality. ---Bruce Eder, allmusic.com

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Honeyboy Edwards - Shake 'Em On Down (2000)

2012-12-25T20:07:44Z

Honeyboy Edwards - Shake 'Em On Down (2000)


1. High Water Everywhere
2. Drop Down Mama
3. Monkey Face Woman
4. Shake 'Em On Down
5. Louise Louise Blues
6. Pony Blues
7. Anna Lee
8. Standing On The Corner
9. West Memphis Blues
10. Bald Headed Woman
11. Bullfrog Blues
12. Gambling Man
13. Take Me In Your Arms
14. Interview
15. Lord I Got To Go

David Honeyboy Edwards – guitar, vocals
Jimmy D. Lane – guitar
Madison Slim – harmonica

Author Alex Haley stated that to be raised right in Mississippi meant to sit at the feet of your elders after Sunday dinner and hear stories about the ancestral past. There are precious few elder musicians still alive who were present at the birth of the blues in the Mississippi Delta in the 1930s. Sit and meet 84 year old David Honeyboy Edwards. If you're thinking the music recorded by this octogenarian might sound like the rehashed stories of the elderly, guess again. There's nothing stale or feeble about the blues Honeyboy plays. Whether he played jukes in the 1930s, Maxwell Street in the 1940s, Houston and Memphis in the 1950s, or travels the globe today, Honeyboy continues to play the same original, first generation country blues he's always played. The only difference is here, he shakes 'em on down using today's cutting edge, DVD recording technology. Whether you listen or view Edwards, APO captured exactly what should happen when traditional meets contemporary. Those who know Honeyboy and the musical paths he has traveled would expect nothing less. --- Editorial Reviews

This 1999 session finds Honeyboy working his acoustic magic in the company of Madison Slim on harmonica and Jimmy D. Lane, son of the late Jimmy Rogers, on second guitar. Recorded at the Blue Heaven Studios (a converted church) in Salina, Kansas, this is a pretty inspired session with Edwards running through old classics like Charlie Patton's "High Water Everywhere" and "Pony Blues," "Drop Down Mama," "Shake 'Em on Down," "Anna Lee," "Bullfrog Blues," and "Monkey Face Woman." As an added bonus, there's also an interview with this fascinating bluesman, making this session a real keeper. One of his best. ---Cub Coda, allmusic.com

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David Honeyboy Edwards - Roamin' and Ramblin' (2008)

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David Honeyboy Edwards - Roamin' and Ramblin' (2008)


1. Apron Strings - 2:47
2. Crawling Kingsnake - 3:06
3. Trouble Everywhere - 2:39
4. I Was in New Orleans Last Night - 3:05
5. How Long - 4:08
6. Maxwell Street Shuffle - 3:25
7. The Army Blues - 3:50
8. Roamin' and Ramblin' - 3:35
9. Talking About Little Walter - 1:23
10. Smoky Mountains - 3:20
11. Strollin' Down Highway 61 - 1:39
12. Low Down Dog - 1:43
13. Little Boy Blue - 3:55
14. Freight Train Tale - 1:03
15. Riding The Rails - 3:47
16. She Worries Me All The Time - 3:39
17. Boogie Rambler - 2:22
18. Shufflin' the Blues Conversation - 1:47
19. Jump Out - 1:55

Honeyboy Edwards - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Billy Branch - Harmonica
Michael Frank - Harmonica
Walter Horton - Harmonica, Vocals
Bobby Rush - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Rick "Cookin'" Sherry - Washboard
Sugar Blue – Harmonica

Harkening back to the golden era of pre-WWII blues, when Honeyboy and the greatest Delta harmonica players gigged together, before any of them had recorded or gained notoriety. Featuring Honeyboy's old school guitar and vocals - fresh takes on old gems and first time release of historic recordings. New 2007 sessions with harmonica greats Bobby Rush, Billy Branch and Johnny ""Yard Dog"" Jones, previously unreleased 1975 studio recordings of Honeyboy and Big Walter Horton, and circa 1976 concert tracks - solo and with Sugar Blue. Michael Frank, Paul Kaye, Rick Sherry and Kenny Smith also play on the album on various tracks. Honeyboy and Bobby Rush also tell some short blues tales. David Heneyboy Edwards is a Blues Awards (Handy) winner and Grammy nominee. Honeyboy played with Robert Johnson and was the first person to take Little Walter to Chicago - that alone qualifies him as a living legend. ---Editorial Review

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