David “Honeyboy” Edwards

David “Honeyboy” Edwards, featured in Martin Scorsese’s PBS series The Blues, Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, and in his own award-winning documentary film Honeyboy, Edwards is one of the most sought after bluesmen in the world. "Honeyboy Edwards is among the last authentic performers in the blues idiom that developed in central Mississippi during the second and third decades of [the 20th] century....Through him, an entire body of great American music lives on.” states Robert Palmer, author of Deep Blues and former pop music critic of The New York Times .

Founded in 2004, The Blue Shoe Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, motivates students toward achieving academic excellence through the appreciation and preservation of blues music. The Blue Shoe Project engages students from Kindergarten through College level in world-class arts education programming involving nationally recognized artists.