David "Honeyboy" Edwards

David "Honeyboy" Edwards (June 28, 1915 – August 29, 2011) was a Delta blues guitarist and singer from the American South. Edwards was the last of the original Delta bluesmenbefore his 2011 death. Edwards was born in Shaw, Mississippi. Edwards was 14 years old when he left home to travel with blues man Big Joe Williams, beginning life as an itinerant musician which he led throughout the 1930s and 1940s. He performed with famed blues musician Robe... More

Date of birth:

  • Jun 28, 1915

Date of death:

  • Aug 29, 2011 (age 96 years)

Also known as:

  • David 'Honeyboy' Edwards,
  • Dave "Honeyboy" Edwards,
  • David Edwards,
  • Edwards, David "Honeyboy",
  • Dave \"Honeyboy\" Edwards,
  • Honeyboy Edwards
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