Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen

David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Pinetop Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr., Henry Townsend

On October 16, 2004, four of the greatest living blues legends reunited on stage for a grand performance at the historic Majestic...

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  • On October 16, 2004, four of the greatest living blues legends reunited on stage for a grand performance at the historic Majestic Theater in Dallas. All four artists—Pinetop Perkins, Henry James Townsend, Robert Lockwood, Jr. and David Honeyboy Edwards—had received the National Endowment of the Arts Heritage Fellowship Award, the highest honor in the USA for traditional arts. This important album is a 2007 Grammy Award Winner, a Blues Music Awards nominee, Best Traditional Blues Album of the Year category, and a 2007 Independent Music Awards finalist, Best Live Album Category.

    1. King Biscuit Time
    2. Chicken Shack
    3. It’s Got To End Somewhere
    4. Catfish Blues
    5. Down In Mississippi
    6. Hangin’ On
    7. All My Money’s Gone
    8. Sweet Home Chicago
    9. Kansas City
    10. If I Asked You
    11. Got To Find Me A Woman
    12. Country Boy
    13. Got My Mojo Working
    14. If You Don’t Want Me
    15. For You My Love
    16. Apron Strings
    17. Blind Girl Blues
    18. See See Rider Blues
  • Release Date: September 29, 2007

    © P 2007 The Blue Shoe Project

    Musicians:

    David “Honeyboy” Edwards – guitar, vocals

    The Henry Townsend Band: Henry Townsend – guitar, piano and vocals; John May – bass; Scott Shuman – guitar

    The Robert Lockwood, Jr. All-Stars: Robert Lockwood, Jr. – guitar and vocals; Robert “Redtop” Young – keyboards, vackup vocals; Jimmy “Gator” Hoare – drums, backup vocals; Maurice Reedus E.L. – tenor sax, backup vocals; Gus Hawkins – tenor and alto sax; Benny Mostella – trumpet; Gene Schwartz – bass; Charles “D.C.” Carnes – guitar

    “Pinetop” Perkins Band: “Pinetop” Perkins – piano and vocals; Diunna Greenleaf – backup vocals; Jonn Richardson – guitar; Larry “Lownote” Johnson – bass; James Rose – drums; Stephen Snieder – harmonica

    Executive Producers: Jeffry Dyson and Michael Dyson
    Producers: Scott Shuman and Jeffry Dyson
    Engineered, mixed and mastered by Scott Shuman and Paul Grupp
    Design and art direction: Wade Griffith – Holt Design Inc.
    Photography: Anne E. Dyson

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Genre: Blues
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