R.L. Burnside, 78, a Mississippi blues singer whose rough, roguish life was reflected in his raw songs about violence, sex and hard luck, died Sept. 1 at a hospital in Memphis. No cause of death was ...

There are days when Cedric Burnside gets a break from the road and visits the Mississippi grave site of his grandfather, blues legend R.L. Burnside. The younger Burnside grew up with the man, learned ...

May 31, 2024 It's raw. And it's real. Cedric Burnside is no poseur. He is the Hill Country Blues. He's lived it. He grew up in it. Cedric Burnside's version of the blues is as authentic as it gets.