Honeyboy Edwards: Mississippi Delta Bluesman

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.

Track Listing

101	Big Fat Mama	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	02:58
102	Catfish Blues	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	03:30
103	Sweet Home Chicago / Dust my Broom (medley)	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	03:57
104	Blues Worry Me All the Time	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	03:36
105	Ride With Me Tonight	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	03:33
106	Next Time You See Me	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	04:27
107	Remarks by Honeyboy Edwards	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	02:06
108	Pony Blues	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	03:28
109	Things Gonna Be Alright	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	04:07
110	I Feel So Good Today	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	03:33
111	Further Up on the Road	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	04:20
112	You're the One for Me	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	02:51
113	Bumble Bee	David "Honeyboy" Edwards	02:31