Track Listing

1. West Helena Blues
2. Walking Blues
3. Robert Johnson Story
4. Catfish Blues
5. Every Now and Then
6. My Mama Told Me
7. Crossroads
8. Too Many Drivers
9. Robert Nighthawk Story
10. You're the One
11. Coming to Chicago Story
12. Sweet Home Chicago
13. Carey Bell Story
14. So Hard to Leave You
15. Hide Away

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #211253 in Music
• Released on: 1997-12-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live

Living Blues
Edwards shouts out his lyrics in an unembellished roar.... His guitar work, rather than serving as a carefully crafted complement to his singing, alternates between being a mostly rhythmic accompaniment and an entirely separate voice. His timing is eccentric, and he'll throw in unexpected chords or even modulate into an entirely different key when his listeners (and his accompanists) least expect it....

Despite [some] rough edges, octogenarian Honeyboy Edwards remains a first-rate bluesman, always enjoyable and occasionally brilliant. At his best he evokes the smoldering intensity and elusive spiritual brilliance of the fabled Delta tradition as well as anyone alive, and better than most.

Customer Reviews

A Look Back At The Beginnings Of The Blues
Honeyboy's finest work and his honest and touching storytelling make this a Cd any blues fan should own. From beginning to end the music seems to take you back to the '30s. Anyone who enjoys pre war blues or is a Robert Johnson fan will get chills listening to this CD.