Mississippi Delta Bluesman

by David "Honeyboy" Edwards

Overview

Edwards presented a mixture of originals and covers of songs by the likes of Tommy Johnson, Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Charley Patton, and Memphis Minnie on this solo country blues session, originally issued by Folkways in 1979. There's nothing extraordinary about this album, true, but it's solid Delta blues that feels lived in. Edwards does much to add interest and variety to the material by varying between chording and single-string playing and high and low notes, and changing the rhythms unpredictably, sometimes with a stop-start feel. His husky voice is warm and communicative, if not as distinctive as some of the legends he hung out with, which included Patton, Robert Johnson, and others. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	01/23/2001
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074013229
Rank:	44108

Tracks

1. Big Fat Mama
2. Catfish Blues
3. Sweet Home Chicago/Dust My Broom
4. Blues Worry Me All the Time
5. Ride With Me Tonight
6. Next Time You See Me
7. Remarks by Honeyboy Edwards
8. Pony Blues
9. Things Gonna Be Alright
10. I Feel So Good Today
11. Further on up the Road
12. You're the One
13. Bumble Bee

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David "Honeyboy" Edwards   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Barry Lee Pearson   Liner Notes
Earl Forest   Composer
Charley Patton   Composer
Joe Veasey   Composer
Robert Petway   Composer
Memphis Minnie   Composer
Jimmy Rogers   Composer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Samuel Maghett   Composer
David "Honeyboy" Edwards   Composer,Performer
Dan Robey   Composer
Tamara Johnson   Composer
James Fraher   Photography
Bill Harvey   Composer
Chester Burnett   Composer