We may still be a ways away from gathering in a crowded bar to catch a little live music — but in the meantime, enjoy this downright miraculous 17-minute clip of R.L. Burnside in 1974. Filmed in glorious black-and-white by Memphis’ unclassifiable Tav Falco, it’s a startlingly vivid portrait of the then-thriving Mississippi Hill Country blues scene, with Burnside presiding over a packed house with nothing but a guitar and amplifier
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R.L. Burnside :: Going Down South (C. 1970, Mississippi)
Musically, a late bloomer (outside of his native Mississippi), little footage and/or recordings exist of R.L. Burnside prior to his ‘discovery’ via the folks at Fat Possum Records in the early 90s. The above video […]
R.L. Burnside :: A Ass Pocket of Whiskey
“It’s so much cussin’ on there, man, it’s like playin’ the dozens with somebody. That stuff tickles ’em.” – R.L. Burnside (reflecting on the recording of A Ass Pocket of […]