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David "Honeyboy" Edwards was born in Shaw, Mississippi on June 28, 1915. He is a delta blues guitarist and singer. Friend to legendary musician Robert Johnson, Edwards was present on the fateful night Johnson drank the poisoned whiskey that took his life. Folklorist Alan Lomax recorded Edwards in 1942. He is still touring the country performing and is the author of one book, The World Don't Owe Me Nothin'.