Mississippi Delta Bluesman (1979) David Honeyboy Edwards CD

"This item is part of the Folkways (Cook, or Paredon, or Monitor) archives. The original liner notes from the LP are included."

David "Honeyboy" Edwards embodies the continuity from blues' Mississippi Delta roots to electric Chicago blues. Honeyboy's string-snapping guitar riffs and soulful voice harken back to his friends and teachers Charley Patton, Big Joe Williams, Tommy Johnson, and Robert Johnson, who first forged the blues in Delta jooks and at country suppers during the Depression. Edwards crisscrossed the South in the company of such blues giants as Big Walter Horton, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Little Walter Jacobs. He settled in Chicago, where a post-WWII electric blues boom set the pattern for modern rock and roll. This recording captures him in a relaxed, unplugged, solo moment. Deep Delta blues from Robert Johnson's sidekick, whose searing vocals and stinging guitar bridge pre-war and post-war blues. Reissue of Folkways 3539. 44 minutes. 26-page booklet.

     101      Big Fat Mama      David "Honeyboy" Edwards      2:58     
     102     Catfish Blues     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     3:30    
     103     Sweet Home Chicago / Dust my Broom (medley)     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     3:57    
     104     Blues Worry Me All the Time     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     3:36    
     105     Ride With Me Tonight     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     3:33    
     106     Next Time You See Me     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     4:27    
     107     Remarks by Honeyboy Edwards     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     2:06    
     108     Pony Blues     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     3:28    
     109     Things Gonna Be Alright     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     4:07    
     110     I Feel So Good Today     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     3:33    
     111     Further Up on the Road     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     4:20    
     112     You're the One for Me     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     2:51    
     113     Bumble Bee     David "Honeyboy" Edwards     2:31