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The World Don't Owe Me Nothing

The Life and Times of Delta Bluesman Honeyboy Edwards

By Edwards, David B. & Martinson, Janis & Frank, Michael M. & Edwards, Honeyboy

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This vivid oral snapshot of an America that planted the blues is full of rhythmic grace. From the son of a sharecropper to an itinerant bluesman, Honeyboy's stories of good friends Charlie Patton, Big Walter Horton, Little Walter Jacobs, and Robert Johnson are a godsend to blues fans. History buffs will marvel at his unique perspective and firsthand accounts of the 1927 Mississippi River flood, vagrancy laws, makeshift courts in the back of seed stores, plantation life, and the Depression.

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ISBN
978-1-55652-275-8
Publisher
Chicago Review Press


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Reviewed on May 1, 1998

YA This biography is a blend of music, history, and masterful storytelling. Edwards does not have any regrets about his 65 plus years as a traveling country-blues musician. Now 82, he lovingly describes community life and family events during this childhood. Arranged chronologically, the book transports readers back to the days of the Depression and the harsh realities of segregation....Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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