BLUES LEGENDS - David "Honeyboy" Edwards
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One more blues legend, who passed away in 2011.
David "Honeyboy" Edwards was born Shaw, Mississippi in 1915.
He moved to Chicago in the early fifties, where he played in small clubs and street corners with Floyd Jones, Johnny Temple, and Kansas City Red.
In 1953, Honeyboy recorded several songs for Chess that were not issued or long years.
Honeyboy has written several blues hits like "Long Tall Woman Blues", "Gamblin Man" and "Just Like Jesse James."
In 2008 Honeyboy was awarded Grammy Award 2 times: in 2008 for Best Traditional Blues Album, and in 2010 for Lifetime Achievement.
passed away on August 29, 2011 at his home in Chicago, Illnois.
David "Honeyboy" Edwards passed away on August 29, 2011 at his home in Chicago, Illnois.
