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 ...

North Mississippi Allstars celebrated their 20th anniversary last year, with the Dickinson brothers – guitarist Luther, drummer Cody – hitting the road for a victory lap of cross-country shows. Along ...

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The Black Keys have released a cover of blues musician R.L. Burnside’s song “Going Down South,” the second single from the band’s upcoming album Delta Kream. “That was one of R.L. Burnside’s hits! We ...

Mississippi bluesman R.L. Burnside will on Oct. 23 release his first live album, dubbed "Burnside on Burnside," via Epitaph-distributed Fat Possum Records. Recorded in January in Portland, Ore., and… ...

North Mississippi bluesman R.L. Burnside has had one of the most welcome and unexpected third-act careers in recent years. After laboring in obscurity, Burnside found a wider audience thanks to the ...

Blues veteran R.L. Burnside, who experienced a late career renaissance after being rediscovered by Fat Possum Records in the 1990s, died today in a Memphis hospital. He was 78. By Billboard Staff ...

Given his recent health problems, this new album from the 71-year-old Mississippi bluesman comes as more than a pleasant surprise. Yet with his increasingly limited activity, it s not surprising that ...

R.L. Burnside is arguably the last of the original Delta bluesmen, though it's hard to make that statement definitively: Who knows if there are a few still obscurely plucking away with homemade ...