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In Focus: RL Burnside
In Focus: RL Burnside
02.07.20 · Chicago

In Focus: RL Burnside

Focus on R.L. Burnside, R.L. Burnside & The Sound Machine

When RL Burnside passed in 2005, a momentous era in popular music went with him. With a deeply affecting vocal style, Burnside played the Mississippi Delta blues in a way that linked him directly to the origins of the scene, and the people who created it. Early in his life, Burnside was a student of blues pioneer "Mississippi Fred" McDowell, before moving to Chicago and falling in with Muddy Waters. Burnside never stopped playing, often touring, but remaining relatively obscure. His first album was released in 1991 to widespread plaudits, catapulting him to fame in the blues world.

Listen to an hour of glorious, raw blues from RL Burnside's discography on this In Focus.

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Tracklist

  • R.L. Burnside
    Walkin Blues
  • R.L. Burnside
    Ramblin' On My Mind
  • R.L. Burnside
    Miss Maybelle
  • R.L. Burnside
    Burnside's Blues
  • R.L. Burnside
    Early In The Morning
  • R.L. Burnside
    When My First Wife Left Me
  • Burnside Exploration
    Boogie [Instrumental]
  • R.L. Burnside
    Gone So Long
  • R.L. Burnside
    Shake 'Em On Down
  • R.L. Burnside
    Bad Luck And Trouble
  • R.L. Burnside
    Just Like A Bird Without A Feather
  • R.L. Burnside
    R.L.'s Story
  • R.L. Burnside
    Hard Time Killing Floor
  • R.L. Burnside
    Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
  • R.L. Burnside
    Shake, Little Baby