In 2007, the album was nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album[2] and won the following February at the 50th Grammy Awards.[3] It was also nominated for a Blues Music Award for Traditional Blues Album of the Year.[4] By January 2009, the album had sold less than 1,000 copies.[1]
Scott Shuman – engineering, mastering, mixing, production
Referencesedit
^ abHarding, Cortney (2009-01-17). "Come On in My Classroom". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 2. United States: Nielsen Business Media. p. 10. ISSN 0006-2510.
^"The Complete List of Grammy Nominees (page 3 of 5)". The New York Times. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
^"Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
^"2007 – 28th Blues Music Awards". Blues Music Awards. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
The Blue Shoe Project YouTube channel, including footage from the concert
November 01, 2023
last, great, mississippi, delta, bluesmen, live, dallas, live, blues, album, recorded, dallas, texas, october, 2004, henry, james, townsend, willie, pinetop, perkins, robert, lockwood, david, honeyboy, edwards, event, four, blues, legends, were, from, years, r. Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen Live in Dallas is a live blues album recorded in Dallas Texas in October 2004 by Henry James Townsend Joe Willie Pinetop Perkins Robert Lockwood Jr and David Honeyboy Edwards At the event the four blues legends were from 89 to 94 years old and represented the last performers of Delta blues from the 1920s The concert was arranged by the 501 c 3 non profit The Blue Shoes Project which aims to preserve and spread awareness of roots music amongst students 1 Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen Live in DallasLive album by David Honeyboy Edwards Robert Lockwood Jr Pinetop Perkins and Henry TownsendReleasedFebruary 12 2007 2007 02 12 RecordedOctober 16 2004 at the Majestic Theatre Dallas Texas United StatesGenreDelta bluesLength76 32LanguageEnglishLabelThe Blue Shoe ProjectProducerJeffry Dyson and Michael DysonDavid Honeyboy Edwards chronologyBack to the Roots 2001 Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen Live in Dallas 2007 Roamin and Ramblin 2008 Robert Lockwood Jr chronologyLegend Live 2004 Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen Live in Dallas 2007 Robert Lockwood Plays Robert Johnson 2011 Pinetop Perkins chronology10 Days Out Blues from the Backroads 2007 Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen Live in Dallas 2007 Pinetop Perkins and Friends 2008 Henry Townsend chronologyMy Story 2004 Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen Live in Dallas 2007 Classic Piano Blues from Smithsonian Folkways 2008 The Majestic Theatre in Dallas Texas hosted this historic performanceTwo years after the concert both Lockwood and Townsend were dead and by early 2011 only Edwards was still alive He died later that year Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksCritical reception editIn 2007 the album was nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album 2 and won the following February at the 50th Grammy Awards 3 It was also nominated for a Blues Music Award for Traditional Blues Album of the Year 4 By January 2009 the album had sold less than 1 000 copies 1 Track listing editRobert Lockwood Jr King Biscuit Time McKinley Morganfield 2 55 Pinetop Perkins Chicken Shack Ike Turner 4 42 Henry Townsend It s Got to End Somewhere Tonwsend 3 56 David Honeyboy Edwards Catfish Blues Robert Petway 2 58 Pinetop Perkins Down in Mississippi J B Lenoir 3 36 Robert Lockwood Jr Hangin On Robert Lockwood Jr 5 17 Henry Townsend All My Money s Gone Roosevelt Sykes 4 57 David Honeyboy Edwards Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson 3 09 Pinetop Perkins Kansas City Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller 4 53 Henry Townsend If I Asked You Townsend 6 08 Robert Lockwood Jr Got to Find Me a Woman Lockwood 4 56 David Honeyboy Edwards Country Boy Muddy Waters 3 13 Pinetop Perkins Got My Mojo Working Preston Foster 5 11 Henry Townsend If You Don t Want Me Townsend 5 59 Robert Lockwood Jr For You My Love Lockwood 4 37 David Honeyboy Edwards Apron Strings Edwards 1 49 Henry Townsend Blind Girl Blues Townsend 4 21 Robert Lockwood Jr See See Rider Lena Arnet and Ma Rainey 3 55Personnel editDavid Honeyboy EdwardsDavid Honeyboy Edwards guitar and vocalsRobert Lockwood Jr Robert Lockwood Jr guitar and vocals Charles D C Carnes guitar Gus Hawkins alto and tenor saxophone Jimmy Gator Hoare drums and backing vocals Benny Mostella trumpet Maurice Reedus tenor saxophone and backing vocals Gene Schwartz bass guitar Robert Red Top Young keyboards and backing vocalsPinetop PerkinsPinetop Perkins piano and vocals Diunna Greenleaf backing vocals Jonn Richardson guitar James Rose drums Stephen Schneider harmonicaHenry TownsendHenry Townsend guitar piano and vocals Larry Johnson bass guitar John May bass guitarTechnical personnelAnne E Dyson photography Jeffry Dyson executive production production Michael Dyson executive production production Wade Griffith of Holt Design Inc design Paul Grupp engineering mastering mixing Scott Shuman engineering mastering mixing productionReferences edit a b Harding Cortney 2009 01 17 Come On in My Classroom Billboard Vol 121 no 2 United States Nielsen Business Media p 10 ISSN 0006 2510 The Complete List of Grammy Nominees page 3 of 5 The New York Times 2007 12 06 Retrieved 2008 03 03 Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen Live in Dallas All Music Guide Retrieved 2012 05 20 2007 28th Blues Music Awards Blues Music Awards Archived from the original on 2012 07 31 Retrieved 2012 05 20 External links editThe Blue Shoe Project Facebook page Last Great Legends MySpace profile The Blue Shoe Project YouTube channel including footage from the concert Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen Live in Dallas amp oldid 1174175643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
