death_date years_active background instrument birth_date genre article_title name occupation
18 june 1998 1950s & ndash ; 1998 solo_singer guitar , vocals 4 september 1918 piedmont blues archie edwards
 archie edwards guitarist , singer , songwriter
archie edwards

archie edwards -lrb- september 4 , 1918 -- june 18 , 1998 -rrb- was an american piedmont blues guitarist , who in a sporadic career spanning several decades , worked variously with mississippi john hurt , skip james , and john jackson .
his best known tracks included `` saturday night hop '' , `` the road is rough and rocky '' , and `` i called my baby long distance '' .
in the 1950s , his own barber shop attracted blues musicians , who helped to kickstart edwards ' musical career .
edwards described his performing as `` i play what they call the old piedmont style , but i call it east virginia blues 'cause that 's where i learned it '' .
