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David Edwards

American blues guitarist and singer (1915–2011)
Person human Q560354

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
June 28, 1915
Date of death
August 29, 2011
Place of birth
Shaw
Place of death
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Ethnic group
African Americans[10]
Occupation
guitarist, singer, musician, film actor
Award received
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[11]
Genre
blues[13]
Official website
www.davidhoneyboyedwards.com[18]
Cause of death
heart failure[15]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[22]
Family name
Edwards[16]
Given name
David[17]
Instrument
guitar, voice[20][21]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Nickname
Honeyboy[23]
P14750
275C-729B-2B17-A664-726D
Record label
Earwig Music Company[14]
Start of work period
2011
🏷️ Also known as
en Honeyboy Edwards en Mr Honey en David Edwards en David Honeyboy Edwards en Honeyboy ar دايفيد إدواردز da David "Honeyboy" Edwards de Honeyboy Edwards es David "Honeyboy" Edwards es Honeyboy Edwards fa دیوید هانی بوی ادواردز fa دیوید هانی‌بوی ادواردز fi David "Honeyboy" Edwards fi David Honeyboy Edwards hu David „Honeyboy” Edwards ja デイヴィッド・ハニーボーイ・エドワーズ ja デヴィッド・ハニーボーイ・エドワーズ ja ハニーボーイ・エドワーズ ko 데이비드 "허니보이" 에드워즈 ru Дэвид Эдвардс
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
000000036848266X, 0000000079842462, 0000000368482651
VIAF cluster ID
14963589
Library of Congress authority ID
n86857363
GND ID
120393247
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Honeyboy Edwards (blues musician) 2.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p587293
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000950372
AlloCiné person ID
458044
Awards & Winners artist ID
03rll4
BIBSYS ID
4077310
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13945050q
Carnegie Hall agent ID
48842
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DDB person (GND) ID
120393247
Deezer artist ID
999979
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120393247
Discogs artist ID
638057
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Honeyboy-Edwards
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
honeyboy-edwards
FAST ID
185229
Film.ru person ID
haniboy-edvards
Find a Grave memorial ID
75696981
Flemish Public Libraries ID
000025273
Freebase ID
/m/03rll4
GTAA ID
259182
Genius artist ID
David-edwards
Genius artist numeric ID
1541585
Grove Music Online ID
A2093013
IMDb ID
nm1299171
IdRef ID
162173180
KANTO ID
000209402
Kinobox person ID
934711
Kinopoisk person ID
546565
MusicBrainz artist ID
940464ba-f8ac-482a-9cc1-0723e8b9707b
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
21800, 174670
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000248489
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007342195405171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX6226524
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095742934
Quora topic ID
David-Edwards-5
RERO ID (legacy)
A014074796
SBN author ID
UBOV439357
SNAC ARK ID
w6vm7x0m
SNARC ID
Puccinellia
Scope.dk person ID
44581
Songkick artist ID
519147
Swedish Film Database person ID
369371
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJB4bFkyTKpFFfYbfyf6rq
Yale LUX ID
person/a98edfc1-ba93-4ed4-8799-a59233c1e223

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
singer, musician, guitarist, film actor
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Award received 1
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Cause of death 1
heart failure
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Edwards
Genre 1
blues
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:performer of 1
Fleetwood Mac in Chicago
Place of birth 1
Shaw
Place of death 1
Chicago
SNARC ID 1
Puccinellia
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Shaw[1], he… he was born on June 28, 1915[2]. He died in Chicago[3]. He died on August 29, 2011[4]. He worked as a guitarist[5], singer[6], musician[7], and film actor[8].

FAQs

Where was David Edwards born?

David Edwards was born in Shaw[1].

Where did David Edwards die?

David Edwards passed away in Chicago[3].

What did David Edwards do for work?

David Edwards worked as guitarist[5], singer[6], musician[7], and film actor[8].

What awards did David Edwards receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[11].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . suntimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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