RIP RL Burnside

Lore · September-1st-2005, 03:02 PM

http://www.fatpossum.com/home.html

It'll be "Too Bad Jim," his first recordings, and some bourbon for me tonight. Goin' down south, goin' down south...

Chris D · September-1st-2005, 03:04 PM

Sad day. "It's bad, you know..."

Jesse · September-1st-2005, 03:08 PM

I love this guy & everything I own with his git, voice & heart on it.

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Gary Sisco · September-2nd-2005, 07:48 AM

Damn.

Root Doctor · September-2nd-2005, 09:40 AM

Bad luck city. RL was the man.

Dr Dave · September-2nd-2005, 09:47 AM

I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. He had a pretty tough life until the last few years.

Here's the album his Times obit didn't mention by name--"A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey":

lazarus · September-2nd-2005, 11:37 AM

Another great bluesman gone. Sad.

RIP RL

Cem · September-2nd-2005, 11:52 AM

I'm sorry he's gone to the great beyond. Never got to hear him live.

Captain Hate · September-2nd-2005, 09:53 PM

I saw him a few years ago opening for the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (I know *some* posters like those mutts but I couldn't leave the place fast enough after note 1), just him and his acoustic guitar. I don't know how long he played but it was all good, a nice Fred McDowell type approach but with his own nuances. I suppose there's somebody down in the South that'll pick up the baton but right now I sure don't know who it would be.

kedoane · September-3rd-2005, 01:51 AM

I had the honor of seeing him at the Fountain Blues Festival in San Jose quite a few years back and he was a wonderful musician.