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R.L. Burnside
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		Well, Well, Well Holly Springs, Mississippi United States Profile Views: 6201 Last Login: 11/25/2009
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R.L. Burnside: General Info

Member Since	1/7/2009
Band Members	R.L. Burnside Kenny Brown Cedric Burnside
Influences	Mississippi Fred McDowell John Lee Hooker Muddy Waters Lightnin' Hopkins
Sounds Like	The Blues
Record Label	Fat Possum
Type of Label	Indie

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About R.L. Burnside

Robert Lee(AKA R.L.) Burnside, was born on November 23 1926 in Harmontown, Mississippi. A sharecropper for most of his life, R.L. would only pick up the guitar in his early twenties, when he was inspired by the music of such artists as John Lee Hooker. He would then go on to learn much of his music from another North Mississippi Hills Country Bluesman by the name of Mississippi Fred McDowell.

For a brief period of time in the 50's, R.L. moved to Chicago for better economic prospects, only to suffer more than one family tragedy. By 1959 he'd moved back to farm land in Mississippi and raise his family. Not to mention play on the weekends at friends houses and around local Juke Joints.

But it wasn't til the 90's when R.L. and many other bluesmen from the same area were introduced to the world by the independent label Fat Possum Records. Even though R.L. had done some recording in the past, it was only now that he garnered wider spread attention and a new younger generation of audience. His electric slide guitar blues to be paired with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to make a loud and distorted album of epic proportions. After the success of A Ass Pocket of Whiskey, Burnside went on to record many more albums that can be seen to change with the times, as many records were an infusion of Blues and Hip Hop/Rap.

R.L. Burnside passed away on September 1 2005 at the age of 78. But he will always be remembered for his loud and raw style of blues, that did not always stick to the traditions of 12 beat and 16 beat blues, as he would often add extra beats too as he would see fit in what he called Burnside Style.

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trev entertainment kain	Dec 13 2009 3:59 AM we love R.L. Peace
HARDROCKBUNTER Online Now!	Dec 12 2009 6:13 PM Happy Holidays! B.
FIN (p.p.h)	Dec 7 2009 6:11 PM Hello...thanks for the ADD and greetings from Germany...
Doctah Guitar Lick	Nov 21 2009 6:33 PM Bluesmen like R.L. Burnside don't need audio engineers to sound good. They have an awesome NATURAL sound ! Thank you for acceptin'
Logikos	Nov 19 2009 9:59 AM Thank you so much for the friendship! It really means a lot to me! R. L. Burnside is the Man! :-)
DeltaTwins	Oct 22 2009 5:42 AM Dear : Great R.L.B！ One cup is poured out for Great RLB！ Maximum Respect from Japan！ DeltaTwins
Hoodoo Jack	Oct 21 2009 9:40 AM Thank for the add Rollin & tumblin
DIRTY LORENZ	Sep 21 2009 7:04 AM Hi Mr. Burnside!!! Thanks a lot for addin' me. All the best from Verona - Italy. See you soon...kind regards... your friend, DIRTY LORENZ
-TheBigSoundOfCountryMusic-OneDeadManBand-	Sep 15 2009 2:14 AM ...master....
Bloodbird	Aug 25 2009 6:46 AM Makes me proud to be from MS -k
HARDROCKBUNTER Online Now!	Aug 13 2009 7:08 AM With many thanks for the add! B.
Blues Online Now!	Aug 3 2009 11:19 PM Thanks for the music, thanks for the memories, thanks for the friendship THANKS
Howling Dale And The Hound Dogs Online Now!	Jul 28 2009 10:47 AM thanks for being freinds. best wishes.
Mississippi Chickenhead Lounge	Jul 28 2009 8:18 AM MCL Juke joint shake down this Friday 31st July with live sets from local bluesman ’Tony Alles’. Lambert & Hooley ’murdering the blues’ and shake ass hill country blues from ’The 44’s’.. juke joint sounds and film show.. pull on your boots, park the pick up truck and get down to the Shed basement bar Leicester.. Myspace buddies get in for £1
N Giles	Jul 27 2009 1:11 PM gone not forgotton
The Door 24s	Jul 26 2009 10:05 AM Thank you for being friends on myspace. check out our music and write a comment about it
the mussy cluves	Jul 21 2009 7:06 PM Well well well!! GReatness...
Mississippi Chickenhead Lounge	Jul 21 2009 9:40 AM EVERYTHING'S HOTTER DOWN SOUTH !! next Chickenhead Lounge Fri 31st July @ The Shed Leicester..
WEIRD SOULS	Jul 18 2009 2:42 PM Hi ! We're proud of being your friends . R.L. Burnside has always been Blues at its best ! The early versions of "Poor black Mattie" or the last records are really true soulful music . Thank you! Mr and Mrs Weird
Damnhillbilly and the Skillet Grease	Jul 13 2009 7:02 PM new tune from my new blues band is up, only our 2nd jam together ever! the 1st solo is me, with dan doing the other two and the vox. recorded in Portland,OR on July 8th.
Damnhillbilly and the Skillet Grease	Jul 4 2009 6:02 PM happy 4th!
PATJE BLUES Online Now!	Jun 28 2009 7:19 AM
Wendy King	Jun 27 2009 6:16 PM I'm hooked since my bro turned me on to your Mr. Wizard album. ~w~
BLUES TASTE	Jun 25 2009 5:33 PM Thanks you very much for being a friend!!;G R E A T _ S O U N D; Great respects for your work... i like your art of Blues--- have a nice week!!! All the best,BLUES ON
marchefrancesco	Jun 25 2009 5:14 PM grazie per l'amicizia ottimo blues grande

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