R.L. BURNSIDE PASSES AWAY
Mgaic & Lost - One of the greatest lost in 2005
Mississippi hill country blues icon R.L. Burnside died this morning at St.
Francis Hospital in Memphis at the age of 78. We were privileged to have
represented Mr. Burnside for part of his extraordinary career and mourn his
passing. Burnside, who redefined the blues genre by incorporating indie rock
acts and hip-hop production, was born November 21, 1926, in Harmontown,
Mississippi, and spent most of his life in the north Mississippi hill
country, where he worked as a sharecropper and a commercial fisherman and
played guitar at weekend house parties. In 1968, noted folklorist George
Mitchell recorded Burnside for the first time. In 1991 Burnside was the first
artist signed to then-fledgling Fat Possum Records in Oxford, Mississippi.
His debut, "Too Bad Jim," was produced by former New York Times pop critic
Robert Palmer. Along with his friend, neighbor, and label-mate Junior
Kimbrough, Burnside was one of the most popular and important blues musicians
to emerge in the last two decades. He recorded the crossover collaboration "A
Ass Pocket of Whiskey" with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in 1996 and
became a cult hero. In 1998, music from "Come On In" was featured in several
movies and television shows, including The Sopranos. Burnside sold hundreds
of thousands of records in his lifetime.
He is survived by his wife Alice Mae, twelve children, and numerous
grandchildren.
Those wishing to help should send donations to:
Freeland & Freeland Trust Account
Burnside Memorial
P. O. Box 269
Oxford, MS 38655
(662)234-3414
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