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{{Infobox album
| Name = Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas
| Name = Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas
| Type = live
| Type = live
| Artist = [[Henry Townsend (musician)|Henry James Townsend]] <br> [[Pinetop Perkins|Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins]]<br> [[Robert Lockwood, Jr.]] and <br> [[David Honeyboy Edwards]],
| Artist = [[David "Honeyboy" Edwards]], [[Robert Lockwood, Jr.]], [[Pinetop Perkins]], and [[Henry Townsend (musician)|Henry Townsend]]
| Cover = Delta cover.jpg
| Cover = Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen.jpg
| Alt = Close-up of a man's hand playing an electric guitar in sepia tone
| Released = 2007
| Released = {{Start date|2007|2|12}}
| Recorded = Dallas, Texas, October 16, 2004
| Recorded = October 16, 2004, at the [[Majestic Theatre (Dallas, Texas)|The Majestic Theatre]], Dallas, Texas, United States
| Genre = Blues
| Genre = [[Delta blues]]
| Length =
| Language = English
| Label = The Blue Shoe Project
| Length = {{Duration|m=76|s=32}}
| Producer = Jeffry Dyson and Michael Dyson
| Reviews =
| Label = The Blue Shoe Project
| Producer = Jeffry Dyson and Michael Dyson
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = David "Honeyboy" Edwards
| Type = live
| Last album = ''[[Back to the Roots (album)|Back to the Roots]]''<br>(2001)
| This album = '''''Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas'''''<br>(2007)
| Next album = ''[[Roamin' and Ramblin']]''<br>(2008)
}}
{{Extra chronology
| Artist = Robert Lockwood, Jr.
| Type = live
| Last album = ''[[Legend Live]]''<br>(2004)
| This album = '''''Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas'''''<br>(2007)
| Next album = ''[[Robert Lockwood Plays Robert Johnson]]''<br>(2011)
}}
{{Extra chronology
| Artist = Pinetop Perkins
| Type = live
| Last album = ''[[10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads]]''<br>(2007) (with [[Kenny Wayne Shepherd]] and the [[Muddy Waters]] Band)
| This album = '''''Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas'''''<br>(2007)
| Next album = ''[[Pinetop Perkins and Friends]]''<br>(2008)
}}
{{Extra chronology
| Artist = Henry Townsend
| Type = live
| Last album = ''[[My Story (Henry Townsend album)|My Story]]''<br>(2004)
| This album = '''''Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas'''''<br>(2007)
| Next album = ''[[Classic Piano Blues from Smithsonian Folkways]]''<br>(2008)
}}
}}
}}
'''''Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas''''' is a live recording with [[Henry Townsend (musician)|Henry James Townsend]], [[Pinetop Perkins|Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins]], [[Robert Lockwood, Jr.]] and [[David "Honeyboy" Edwards]], playing in [[Dallas, Texas]], October 2004. 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.<ref name="billboard" />


==Critical reception==
'''''Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas''''' is a live recording with [[Henry Townsend (musician)|Henry James Townsend]], [[Pinetop Perkins|Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins]], [[Robert Lockwood, Jr.]] and [[David Honeyboy Edwards]], playing in [[Dallas, Texas]], October 2004. At the event the four blues legends were from 89 to 94 years old.
In 2007, the album was nominated for Best Traditional Blues Album<ref name="nyt" /> and won the following February at the [[50th Grammy Awards]].<ref name="amg" /> It was also nominated for a [[Blues Music Award]] for Traditional Blues Album of the Year.<ref name="bma" /> By January 2009, the album had sold less than 1,000 copies.<ref name="billboard" />

==Awards==
The album won in 2008 [[50th Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]],<ref name=nyt-grammy-nominees>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/arts/06grammylist.html?pagewanted=3&ref=music "The Complete List of Grammy Nominees"] &ndash; ''New York Times (December 6, 2007)'' (Retrieved on March 3, 2008)</ref> and won in February, 2008 (category: ''Best Traditional Blues Album'').<ref name=boston>[http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/02/10/partial_list_of_grammy_winners "List of Grammy winners"] &ndash; ''boston.com / Associated Press (February 10, 2008) &ndash; Winners at Sunday's 50th Annual Grammy Awards'' (Retrieved on March 3, 2008){{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> It was also nominated for the [[Blues Music Award|W. C. Handy Award]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# [[King Biscuit Time]]
#Robert Lockwood, Jr&nbsp;– "[[King Biscuit Time]]" (Lockwood)&nbsp;– 2:55
# Chicken Shack
#Pinetop Perkins&nbsp;– "Chicken Shack" ([[Ike Turner]])&nbsp;– 4:42
# It's Got to End Somewhere
#Henry Townsend&nbsp;– "It's Got to End Somewhere" (Tonwsend)&nbsp;– 3:56
#David "Honeyboy" Edwards&nbsp;– "Catfish Blues" ([[Robert Petway]])&nbsp;– 2:58
# Catfish Blues
#Pinetop Perkins&nbsp;– "Down in Mississippi" ([[J. B. Lenoir]])&nbsp;– 3:36
# Hangin' On
#Robert Jockwood, Jr.&nbsp;– "Hangin' On" (Lockwood)&nbsp;– 5:17
# All My Money's Gone
#Henry Townsend&nbsp;– "All My Money's Gone" ([[Roosevelt Skyes]])&nbsp;– 4:57
# [[Sweet Home Chicago]]
#David "Honeyboy" Edwards&nbsp;– "[[Sweet Home Chicago]]" ([[Robert Johnson]])&nbsp;– 3:09
# [[Kansas City (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song)|Kansas City]]
#Pinetop Perkins&nbsp;– "[[Kansas City (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song)|Kansas City]]" ([[Jerry Lieber]] and [[Mike Stoller]])&nbsp;– 4:53
# If I Asked You
#Henry Townsend&nbsp;– "If I Asked You" (Townsend)&nbsp;– 6:08
# Got To FInd Me A Woman
#Robert Lockwood, Jr.&nbsp;– "Got to Find Me a Woman" (Lockwood)&nbsp;– 4:56
# Country Boy
#David "Honeyboy" Edwards&nbsp;– "Country Boy" ([[Muddy Waters]])&nbsp;– 3:13
# [[Got My Mojo Working]]
#Pinetop Perkins&nbsp;– "[[Got My Mojo Working]]" ([[Preston Foster]])&nbsp;– 5:11
# If You Don't Want Me
#Henry Townsend&nbsp;– "If You Don't Want Me" (Townsend)&nbsp;– 5:59
# For You My Love
#Robert Lockwood, Jr.&nbsp;– "For You My Love" (Lockwood)&nbsp;– 4:37
# Apron Strings
#David "Honeyboy" Edwards&nbsp;– "Apron Strings" (Edwards)&nbsp;– 1:49
# Blind Girl Blues
#Henry Townsend&nbsp;– "Blind Girl Blues" (Townsend)&nbsp;– 4:21
# [[CC Rider]]
#Robert Lockwood, Jr.&nbsp;– "[[See See Rider]]" ([[Lena Arnet]] and [[Ma Rainey]])&nbsp;– 3:55

==Personnel==
;David Honeyboy Edwards
*[[David "Honeyboy" Edwards]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]] and [[Singing|vocals]]

;Lockwood
*[[Robert Lockwood, Jr.]]&nbsp;– guitar and vocals
*Charles "D. C." Carnes&nbsp;– guitar
*Gus Hawkins&nbsp;– [[Alto saxophone|alto]] and [[tenor saxophone|tenor]] [[saxophone]]
*Jimmy "Gator" Hoare&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]] and [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
*Maurice Reedus&nbsp;– tenor saxophone and backing vocals
*Gene Schwartz&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]]
*Robert "Red Top" Young&nbsp;– [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] and backing vocals

;Perkins
*[[Pinetop Perkins]]&nbsp;– [[piano]] and vocals
*Diunna Greenleaf&nbsp;– backing vocals
*John May&nbsp;– bass guitar
*Benny Mostella&nbsp;– [[trumpet]]
*Jonn Richardson&nbsp;– guitar

;Tonwsend
*[[Henry Townsend (musician)|Henry Townsend]]&nbsp;– guitar, piano, and vocals
*[[Larry Johnson (musician)|Larry Johnson]]&nbsp;– bass guitar
*James Rose&nbsp;– drums
*Stephen Schneider&nbsp;– [[harmonica]]

;Technical personnel
*Jeffry Dyson&nbsp;– [[Music executive|executive production]], [[Record producer|production]]
*Michael Dyson&nbsp;– executive production
*Paul Grupp&nbsp;– [[Audio engineering|engineering]], [[Audio mastering|mastering]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*Scott Shuman&nbsp;– engineering, guitar, mastering, mixing, production


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="amg">{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-of-the-great-mississippi-delta-bluesmen-live-in-dallas-r1096268/charts-awards |title=Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas |publisher=[[All Music Guide]] |accessdate=2012-05-20}}</ref>
<ref name="billboard">{{Cite news |last=Harding |first=Cortney |publication-date=2009-01-17 |title=Come On in My Classroom |periodical=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |publication-place=United States |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |volume=121 |issue=2 |page=10 |issn=0006-2510 |postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref>
<ref name="bma">{{Cite web |url=http://www.blues.org/bluesmusicawards/index.php#ref=bluesmusicawards_pastyears |title=2007&nbsp;– 28th Blues Music Awards |publisher=[[Blues Music Awards]] |accessdate=2012-05-20}}</ref>
<ref name="nyt">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/arts/06grammylist.html?pagewanted=3&ref=music |title=The Complete List of Grammy Nominees (page 3 of 5) |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |date=2007-12-6 |accessdate=2008-03-03}}</ref>
}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.blueshoeproject.org/ The Blue Shoe Project]
*[http://www.blueshoeproject.org/ The Blue Shoe Project]
*[https://www.myspace.com/lastgreatlegends Last Great Legends] [[MySpace]] profile


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Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas is a live recording with Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood, Jr. and David "Honeyboy" Edwards, playing in Dallas, Texas, October 2004. 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]

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

  1. Robert Lockwood, Jr – "King Biscuit Time" (Lockwood) – 2:55
  2. Pinetop Perkins – "Chicken Shack" (Ike Turner) – 4:42
  3. Henry Townsend – "It's Got to End Somewhere" (Tonwsend) – 3:56
  4. David "Honeyboy" Edwards – "Catfish Blues" (Robert Petway) – 2:58
  5. Pinetop Perkins – "Down in Mississippi" (J. B. Lenoir) – 3:36
  6. Robert Jockwood, Jr. – "Hangin' On" (Lockwood) – 5:17
  7. Henry Townsend – "All My Money's Gone" (Roosevelt Skyes) – 4:57
  8. David "Honeyboy" Edwards – "Sweet Home Chicago" (Robert Johnson) – 3:09
  9. Pinetop Perkins – "Kansas City" (Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller) – 4:53
  10. Henry Townsend – "If I Asked You" (Townsend) – 6:08
  11. Robert Lockwood, Jr. – "Got to Find Me a Woman" (Lockwood) – 4:56
  12. David "Honeyboy" Edwards – "Country Boy" (Muddy Waters) – 3:13
  13. Pinetop Perkins – "Got My Mojo Working" (Preston Foster) – 5:11
  14. Henry Townsend – "If You Don't Want Me" (Townsend) – 5:59
  15. Robert Lockwood, Jr. – "For You My Love" (Lockwood) – 4:37
  16. David "Honeyboy" Edwards – "Apron Strings" (Edwards) – 1:49
  17. Henry Townsend – "Blind Girl Blues" (Townsend) – 4:21
  18. Robert Lockwood, Jr. – "See See Rider" (Lena Arnet and Ma Rainey) – 3:55

Personnel

David Honeyboy Edwards
Lockwood
Perkins
  • Pinetop Perkins – piano and vocals
  • Diunna Greenleaf – backing vocals
  • John May – bass guitar
  • Benny Mostella – trumpet
  • Jonn Richardson – guitar
Tonwsend
Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ 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. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |periodical= (help)
  2. ^ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominees (page 3 of 5)". The New York Times. 2007-12-6. Retrieved 2008-03-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  4. ^ "2007 – 28th Blues Music Awards". Blues Music Awards. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

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