David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Dead at 96

Grammy-winning Delta bluesman David “Honeyboy” Edwards, whose emotional singing and eccentric timing thrilled audiences from his native Mississippi to Europe, has died at age 96, his manager said on Tuesday. Edwards died on Monday from congestive heart failure, said manager Michael Frank, who also played harmonica in Edwards’ trio. “Honeyboy was the quintessential Delta bluesman,” […]