.... is 95-year-old David "Honeyboy" Edwards. He is on tour. You don't hear HIM talking about any "final" concerts, do you? That's because retirement is for pussies.

[www.davidhoneyboyedwards.com]



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YEAH ... Wish Calvin Frazier was also still around to tell a tale or two ...



ROCKMAN

Pretty heavy schedule. He's all over the place, especially during February.





Blues At The Crossroads: The Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts

Featuring David 'Honeyboy' Edwards and Michael Frank, Hubert Sumlin, Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm, and Big Head Todd and the Monsters.


Friday, January 28, 2011 -Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA

Saturday, January 29, 2011 – Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall – Costa Mesa, CA

Sunday, January 30, 2011 – Anthology – San Diego, CA

Monday, January 31, 2011 – Campbell Hall at UCSB – Santa Barbara, CA

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 – TBA – Los Angeles, CA

Thursday, February 10, 2011 – Hill Auditorium – Ann Arbor, MI

Friday, February 11, 2011 – Orchestra Hall at CSO – Chicago, IL

Sunday, February 13, 2011 – MSU Riley Center – Meridian, MS

Thursday, February 17, 2011 – Music Center at Strathmore – North Bethesda, MD

Friday, February 18, 2011 – Berklee Performance Center – Boston, MA

Saturday, February 19, 2011 – Zeiterion Performing Arts Center – New Bedford, MA

Friday, March 4, 2011 – Northern Lights Theater – Milwaukee, WI

Sunday, March 6, 2011 – Orchestra Hall – Minneapolis, MN

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 – Krannert Center – Urbana, IL

[www.davidhoneyboyedwards.com]

I'm glad this legend is still around, but bluesmen HAVE to tour to eat. That's why they never retire.

I've heard a little bit of his music on the radio, but didn't realize he was that old. Never knew he played with RObert Johnson - thanx for the cool info.

show this to Jagger

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stones78
I'm glad this legend is still around, but bluesmen HAVE to tour to eat. That's why they never retire.

I don't think B.B. King has to tour to eat.

Upon second thought, "stones78" DOES have a point about old bluesmen needing to keep working in order to pay the bills. Even B.B. King, who makes a lot of money on endorsements, wouldn't make that endorsement money without the high profile he maintains from his constant touring. So I've been wracking my brains, trying to think of examples of very elderly musicians, who are comfortably well-off, and continue to tour, just for the sheer enjoyment they get out of playing in front of an audience. I think I've come up with a couple.

91-year-old Pete Seeger, and 90-year-old Ravi Shankar. Any others?



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