From Robert Johnson’s Side To Maxwell Street To Millennium Park
“Grammy-winning Blues musician David ‘Honey Boy’ Edwards, believed to be the oldest surviving Delta bluesman and whose roots stretched back to blues legend Robert Johnson, died early Monday in his Chicago home, his manager said. He was 96,” AP reports.
“He came to Chicago in the 1940s and played on Maxwell Street, small clubs and street corners. By the 1950s Edwards had played with almost every bluesman of note – including Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Charlie Patton and Muddy Waters. Among Edwards’ hit songs were ‘Long Tall Woman Blues,’ ‘Gamblin Man’ and ‘Just Like Jesse James.'”
Posted on August 30, 2011