Chuck Edwards has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 19 episodes and was first played on 25 February 2018.

Soul shouter and early local guitar hero Chuck Edwards was born Charles Edward Edwins in Pittsburgh (although there is some debate about whether he was born here or in Philly) on November 29, 1927. He died in 2001.

He started playing guitar professionally in the late 40’s, eventually heading south and joining up with the popular Sonny Thompson Band. He cut his first piece of wax with them on the be-bop "Harlem Rug Cutter" around 1950.

Edwards struck out on his own, recording for Memphis'…