PART  319 


              North Mississippi hill country blues 


          R.L. BURNSIDE  -  See My Jumper Hanging On the Line (1978)
          R.L. BURNSIDE  -  See My Jumper Hanging On the Line (1992)
          R.L. BURNSIDE  -  Long-Haired Doney (1992)
          R.L. BURNSIDE  -  Rollin and Tumblin  (1998)
          R.L. BURNSIDE  -  Alice Mae (1999)

                       bonus  photo- video

          R.L. BURNSIDE  -  Its Bad You Know  (1998)
          R.L. BURNSIDE  -  Let My Baby Ride  (1998)
     



    R. L. Burnside (1926 – 2005), was a North Mississippi hill country 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.
   Burnside had a powerful, expressive voice and played both electric and acoustic guitars. His drone-based style was a characteristic of North Mississippi hill country blues rather than Mississippi Delta blues. His earliest recordings, like those of John Lee Hooker, sound very similar in their vocal and instrumental style. Many of his songs do not have chord changes, but use the same chord or repeating bass line throughout.