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David "Honeyboy" Edwards (born June 28, 1915 in Shaw, Mississippi, United States) is a Delta blues guitarist and singer. Friend to legendary musician Robert Johnson, Edwards was present on the fateful night Johnson drank the poisoned whiskey that took his life. Folklorist Alan Lomax recorded Edwards in 1942. Edwards is still touring the country performing and is the author of one book, The World Don't Owe Me Nothin', published in 1997 by Chicago Review Press. The book recounts his life from childhood, his journeys through the South and his arrival in Chicago in the early 1950s. A companion CD by the same title was released by Earwig Records shortly afterwards. He has also recorded digitally mastered CDs and albums at a church-turned-studio in Salina, Kansas and released on the APO label. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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# David "Honeyboy" Edwards This musician's significance lies in his unique position as a living witness to blues history. Edwards offers direct testimony to pivotal moments—including Robert Johnson's death—that shaped American music mythology. His recordings and memoir provide invaluable documentation of Delta blues culture, capturing both the musical traditions and the social realities that produced them. Rather than mythologizing the past, Edwards presents an intimate, unglamorous account of artistic survival and migration. His sustained career demonstrates how blues tradition persists beyond its canonical figures, offering listeners a more complete picture of how this music actually lived in communities across generations.

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Further Up on the Road

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Crossroads

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Catfish Blues

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Worried Life Blues

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Wind Howlin' Blues

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Sweet Home Chicago

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Big Fat Mama

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The Army Blues

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Pony Blues

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Decoration Day

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albums

Honeyboy Edwards: Missisippi Delta Bluesman

Honeyboy Edwards: Missisippi Delta Bluesman

The World Don't Owe Me Nothing

The World Don't Owe Me Nothing

Delta Bluesman

Delta Bluesman

Roamin' and Ramblin'

Roamin' and Ramblin'

Crawling Kingsnake

Crawling Kingsnake

Shake 'Em On Down

Shake 'Em On Down

Blues, Blues: David "Honey Boy" Edwards

Blues, Blues: David "Honey Boy" Edwards

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Honeyboy Edwards: Mississippi Delta Bluesman

Don't Mistreat A Fool

Don't Mistreat A Fool

White Windows

White Windows

Mississippi Delta Bluesman

Mississippi Delta Bluesman

Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways

Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways

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