David Honeyboy Edwards

Living links to the immortal Robert Johnson are few. There's Robert Jr. Lockwood, of course -- and David "Honeyboy" Edwards. Until relatively recently, Edwards was something of an underappreciated figure, but no longer -- his slashing, Delta-drenched guitar and gruff vocals are as authentic as it gets. Edwards had it tough growing up in Mississippi, but his blues prowess (his childhood pals ...more