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 ...

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 ...

RIPLEY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Burnside Music Fest will return to downtown Ripley on June 6, 2026, bringing a full day of Hill ...

NEW YORK - R.L. Burnside, one of the last, great Mississippi bluesmen, whose raw, country blues was discovered late in his life, has died. He was 78.Burnside died Thursday morning at the St. Francis ...

This Saturday, The Blues Hall of Fame will unveil a new display of artifacts related to R.L. Burnside. Bruce Watson and Matthew Johnson of Fat Possum Records loaned the museum R.L. Burnside’s ...

David Mamet wrote 'you can't sing the blues if you haven't lived the blues', by which criteria R L Burnside is over qualified; as a young man he saw his father, brother and uncle murdered within the ...

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 ...

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