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A ASS POCKET O WHISKEY features bluesman Burnside backed by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Personnel: R.L. Burnside (vocals, guitar); Judah Bauer (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (vocals, guitar, drums, Theremin); Kenny Brown (guitar); Russell Simins (drums). Recording information: Waterworks West, Tucson, Arizona. Born in 1926 in Coldwater, Mississippi, R.L. Burnside was a contemporary & protege of the great Mississippi Fred Mc Dowell, the bluesman famous for h ...

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Although he had been playing for years, it wasnt until the 1990s that R.L. Burnsides raw electrified Delta blues were heard by a wide audience. His new fans celebrated his wild, unbridled energy, so it made sense for him to team with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the warped indie rock band thats all about energy. However, the very purists who celebrate Burnside hate Spencer, believing that the latter mocks the blues. As the blistering Ass Pocket of Whiskey proves, Spencer may not treat the ...

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Personnel include: R.L. Burnside (vocals, guitar); Lyrics Born (vocals, various instruments); Kid Rock (vocals); Kenny Brown (guitar, slide guitar); Kenny Olson, Mike Smith (guitar, bass guitar); Martin Tino Gross (guitar, drums); Jimmy Bones (harmonica, piano, keyboards); Mike Hollis (bass guitar); Cedric Burnside (drums); Mike E. Clark (scratches). ...

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Like jazz, blues music has faced a problem of attrition, with its major names dying off & younger artists having trouble establishing themselves at anything like an equal level of recognition. One way out of this dilemma has been the discovery of new-old bluesmen, musicians who have reached an advanced age without becoming stars, who can now be trotted out as performers in the tradition of the lost heroes. Of course, the practice of discovering or rediscovering old bluesmen dates back at least ...

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Personnel: R.L. Burnside (vocals, guitar); Kenny Brown (guitar); Cedric Burnside (drums). Recorded live at Crystal Ballroom, Portl&, Oregon & Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California on January 21 & 24, 2001.

Includes:: liner notes by Jay Babcock.BURNSIDE ON BURNSIDE was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Blues Album. Mississippi blues guitarist/singer R.L. Burnside is simply a force of nature. His raw, driving style seems as effortless as it is inf

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After 2 albums of groundbreaking modern blues, Mississippi Hill Country Blues showcases another dimension of Burnside; a completely different acoustic set that brings new depth to his music. More than a full hour, 19 tracks, of Burnside playing some his best-known tracks & others on this record. Recorded in 1980-1982, this documents a period of Burns career not well known before. Nineteen tracks of acoustic solo blues. ...

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Includes:: R.L. Burnside (vocals, guitar); Joseph Burnside, Daniel Burnside (guitar, bass); Calvin Jackson
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Too Bad Jim is cut from the same cloth as its predecessor, Bad Luck City. It features R.L. Burnside fronting a small juke joint combo, tearing through some greasy blues. However, Too Bad Jim is the better album, simply from a performance standpoint. Burnside sounds more relaxed & the band steps back from the spotlight slightly, letting the guitarist burn brightly on his own, showcasing his deep blues roots. ...

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Like jazz, the blues has its share of late bloomers -- artists who didnt start recording or didnt become well-known until they were well into their 50s or 60s. R.L. Burnside is very much a late bloomer; the Mississippi bluesman was born in 1926, but it wasnt until the 1990s that he started to enjoy the publicity he deserved. Recorded in 2000, Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down finds the veteran singer continuing to be fairly unpredictable at 73. Essentially, this CD falls into the Mississippi ...

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R.L. Burnside - First Recordings

At the time these tracks were cut, 1967 and 1968, R.L. Burnside was working on a plantation in Coldwater, MS, cutting silage. Folklorist George Mitchell was on a mission to record unknown blues singers down South. Mitchell heard about Burnside and paid him a visit, asking if he could record him. That night Mitchell returned to Burnsides place with a case of beer and some whiskey. Ten months later, Burnside had his first release. While these 14 tracks didnt jump start Burnsides career, they ar

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At the time these tracks were cut, 1967 & 1968, R.L. Burnside was working on a plantation in Coldwater, MS, cutting silage. Folklorist George Mitchell was on a mission to record unknown blues singers down South. Mitchell heard about Burnside & paid him a visit, asking if he could record him. That night Mitchell returned to Burnsides place with a case of beer & some whiskey. Ten months later, Burnside had his first release. While these 14 tracks didnt jump start Burnsides career, they ar

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