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Also known as Honeyboy, Mr Honey, David Honeyboy Edwards, Honeyboy Edwards

American blues guitarist and singer (1915–2011)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1915-06-28
Active to
2011-08-29
bluesdelta bluesfolk

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David "Honeyboy" Edwards (born June 28, 1915) is a Delta blues guitarist and singer from the American South. As of 2011, Honeyboy Edwards, at age 95, is the oldest Delta blues players still touring the United States. Edwards received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on January 31, 2010, his second Grammy. Edwards was born in Shaw, Mississippi. He was a friend to the musician Robert Johnson and claims he was present on the fateful night Johnson drank the poisoned whiskey that took his life. <

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
David
Family name
Edwards
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Shaw
Place of death
Chicago
Occupation
film actor
Genre
blues
Instrument
voice
Image
Honeyboy Edwards (blues musician) 2.jpg
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Commons category
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
date of birth
1915-06-28
date of death
2011-08-29
ethnic group
African Americans
nickname
Honeyboy
cause of death
heart failure
start of work period
2011-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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