R.L. Burnside
USA
Born: 23 November 1926
Died: 01 September 2005
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Blues
Styles: Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Texas Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Modern Delta Blues, Juke Joint Blues, Electric Delta Blues
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North Mississippi guitarist R.L. Burnside was one of the paragons of state-of-the-art Delta juke joint blues. The guitarist, singer and songwriter was born November 23, 1926 in Oxford, MS, and made his home in Holly Springs, in the hill country above the Delta. He lived most of his life in the Mississippi hill country, which, unlike the Delta region, consists mainly of a lot of small farms. He learned his music from his neighbor, Fred McDowell, and the highly rhythmic style that Burnside plays is evident in McDowell's recording as well. Despite...
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