⬇️ R.L. BURNSIDE ⬇️
(Robert Lee Burnside)
DISCOGRAPHY 1968-2021 (42CD)
R.L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005), born Robert Lee
Burnside, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist who
lived much of his life in and around Holly Springs, Mississippi.
He played music for much of his life, but did not receive much attention until the early 1990s. In the latter half of the 1990s, Burnside repeatedly recorded with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a new fanbase within the underground garage rock scene.
One commentator noted that Burnside, along with Big Jack Johnson, Paul "Wine" Jones, Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes and James "Super Chikan" Johnson, were "present-day exponents of an edgier, electrified version of the raw, uncut Delta blues sound.
(Robert Lee Burnside)
DISCOGRAPHY 1968-2021 (42CD)
BIOGRAPHY
He played music for much of his life, but did not receive much attention until the early 1990s. In the latter half of the 1990s, Burnside repeatedly recorded with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a new fanbase within the underground garage rock scene.
One commentator noted that Burnside, along with Big Jack Johnson, Paul "Wine" Jones, Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes and James "Super Chikan" Johnson, were "present-day exponents of an edgier, electrified version of the raw, uncut Delta blues sound.
Burnside was born in Harmontown, Mississippi, in Lafayette County, United
States. He spent most of his life in North Mississippi, working as a
sharecropper and a commercial fisherman, as well as playing guitar in juke
joints and bars. He was first inspired to pick up the guitar in his early
twenties, after hearing the 1948 John Lee Hooker single, "Boogie Chillen".
Burnside learned music largely from Mississippi Fred McDowell, who lived
nearby in an adjoining county. He also cited his cousin-in-law, Muddy
Waters, as an influence.... (Wikipedia)