Though he lived to a great age, it was still sad to read of death of this wonderful musician. He was still out there gigging in his nineties. The chapter in 'The Land Where The Blues Began' by Alan Lomax in which he describes their first meeting makes gripping reading. The subsequent field recordings that Lomax made of him are a joy to listen to. The microphones picked up the birds singing in the background; a lovely compliment to Edwards' singing and acoustic guitar playing. And what acoustic guitar playing!! Apparently, he never played in open tunings. That living link with the other great acoustic blues guitar players of that era has now gone. Thankfully we have his recordings and recorded interviews. Always worth listening to.
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"Honeyboy" Edwards R.I.P.
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Sex God
Never heard of him Cicero, but ta for the heads up. Just had a listen to the working MP3s on website, and watched a few on Youtube. Quality. Apron Strings is ace. Wish I could play like that. 
Neil x x x ;)
Neil x x x ;)
Sex God
I studied some of the Lomax recordings on a course at uni years ago.
You've reignited my interest... off to dig stuff out!
You've reignited my interest... off to dig stuff out!
