Born: November 21, 1926, either Harmontown, College Hill or Blackwater Creek all of which are in the rural part of Lafayette County, Mississippi
Died: September 1, 2005, Memphis, Tennessee; buried at Free Springs Cemetery in Harmontown, MS.
His first name is given as R.L., Rural (which is on his tombstone), Robert Lee, Rule, or Ruel. His father left him early on and he grew up in his large family including his mother, grandparents and several siblings. Started playing harmonica and guitar at age 16 learning from Mississippi Fred McDowelll. R.L. credited Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and John Lee Hooker as influences. Muddy Waters was his cousin-in-law. While living in Chicago in the late-1940's his father and two uncles were murdered in the same year which he sang about and referenced often in his songs. He returned to Mississippi and working through the 1980's as a sharecropper and a commercial fisherman selling what he caught door-to-door. He started to receive recognition in the 1990's.
Father of Garry Burnside, Duwayne Burnside
Father-in-law of Calvin Jackson
Grandfather of Cedric Burnside
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May 23, 2002
Orpheum Theatre
Memphis, Tennessee, United StatesSeptember 7, 2001
House of Blues
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesAugust 30, 2001
Showbox Comedy and Supper Club
Seattle, Washington, United States1. Poor Black Mattie
2. Shake 'Em on Down(Bukka White cover)
3. Fireman Ring the Bell
4. Skinny Woman
5. Long Haired Doney
6. I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie)
7. Miss Maybelle
8. Walkin' Blues(Son House cover)
9. Story Not My House
10. Bad Luck and Trouble
11. Goin' Away Baby(Jimmy Rogers cover)
12. Goin' Down South
13. Jumper on the Line
14. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom(Robert Johnson cover)
15. Alice Mae(Kenny Brown cover)
16. Snake Drive
17. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man(Willie Dixon cover)
June 29, 2001
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Jackson, Mississippi, United StatesOpening act for Widespread Panic
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Downtown
Tupelo, Mississippi, United StatesJune 1, 2001
Proud Larry's
Oxford, Mississippi, United States1. Poor Black Mattie
2. Shake 'Em on Down(Bukka White cover)
3. Roll and Tumble Blues(Hambone Willie Newbern cover)
4. I Wanna Be Boogie
5. Walkin' Blues(Son House cover)
6. Bad Luck and Trouble
7. Alice Mae(Kenny Brown cover)
8. Goin' Down South
9. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom(Robert Johnson cover)
10. Don't Dog Me Around
11. Snake Drive
12. Mannish Boy(Muddy Waters cover)
May 9, 2001
House of Blues
West Hollywood, California, United States1. Poor Black Mattie
2. Shake 'Em on Down(Bukka White cover)
3. Roll and Tumble Blues(Hambone Willie Newbern cover)
4. Skinny Woman
5. Long Haired Doney
6. Miss Maybelle
7. Boogie Chillen'(John Lee Hooker cover)
8. Walkin' Blues(Son House cover)
9. Bad Luck and Trouble
10. Goin' Down South
11. Goin' Away Baby(Jimmy Rogers cover)
12. Alice Mae(Kenny Brown cover)
13. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom(Robert Johnson cover)
14. Poor Boy Blues([traditional] cover)
15. Snake Drive
16. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man(Willie Dixon cover)
May 4, 2001
Tom Lee Park
Memphis, Tennessee, United StatesJanuary 26, 2001
House of Blues
West Hollywood, California, United States1. Poor Black Mattie
2. Shake 'Em on Down(Bukka White cover)
3. Roll and Tumble Blues(Hambone Willie Newbern cover)
4. Skinny Woman
5. Long Haired Doney
6. Boogie Chillen'(John Lee Hooker cover)
7. Walkin' Blues(Son House cover)
8. He Ain't Your Daddy
9. Bad Luck and Trouble
10. Goin' Down South
11. Don't Dog Me Around
12. Alice Mae(Kenny Brown cover)
13. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom(Robert Johnson cover)
14. Long Way From Home
15. Snake Drive
16. Mannish Boy(Muddy Waters cover)
January 24, 2001
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, California, United States1. Miss Maybelle
2. Goin' Down South
3. Alice Mae(Kenny Brown cover)
4. Snake Drive
January 21, 2001
Crystal Ballroom
Portland, Oregon, United States1. Shake 'Em on Down(Bukka White cover)
2. Skinny Woman
3. Roll and Tumble Blues(Hambone Willie Newbern cover)
4. Long Haired Doney
5. Walkin' Blues(Son House cover)
6. He Ain't Your Daddy
7. Bad Luck and Trouble
8. Jumper on the Line
December 2, 2000
House of Blues
New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesNovember 18, 2000
North Star Bar
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States1. Poor Black Mattie
2. Skinny Woman
3. Shake 'Em on Down(Bukka White cover)
4. Fireman Ring the Bell
5. Long Haired Doney
6. Boogie Chillen'(John Lee Hooker cover)
7. Miss Maybelle
8. Walkin' Blues(Son House cover)
9. Bad Luck and Trouble
10. Poor Boy Blues([traditional] cover)
11. Snake Drive
September 10, 2000
Club Laga
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesAugust 27, 2000
The Grove
Oxford, Mississippi, United States1. Poor Black Mattie
2. Long Haired Doney
3. Shake 'Em on Down(Bukka White cover)
4. Meet Me in the Bottom
5. I Feel So Good
6. Skinny Woman
7. Walkin' Blues(Son House cover)
8. Bad Luck
9. Jumper on the Line
10. Goin' Down South
11. Alice Mae(Kenny Brown cover)
12. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom(Robert Johnson cover)
13. Goin' Away Baby(Jimmy Rogers cover)
14. Snake Drive
June 1, 2000
House of Blues
West Hollywood, California, United StatesMay 7, 2000
Tom Lee Park
Memphis, Tennessee, United StatesMay 5, 2000
Tipitina's
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States1. Snake Drive
2. Mannish Boy(Muddy Waters cover)
3. Poor Boy Blues([traditional] cover)
4. Boogie Chillen'(John Lee Hooker cover)
5. Goin' Down South
April 29, 2000
Courthouse Square
Oxford, Mississippi, United States1. Poor Black Mattie
2. Long Haired Doney
3. Fireman Ring the Bell
4. Boogie Chillen'(John Lee Hooker cover)
5. Shake 'Em on Down(Bukka White cover)
6. Walkin' Blues(Son House cover)
7. Bad Luck and Trouble
8. Poor Boy Blues([traditional] cover)
9. Goin' Down South
10. Jumper on the Line
11. Goin' Away Baby(Jimmy Rogers cover)
12. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom(Robert Johnson cover)
13. Let My Baby Ride
14. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man(Willie Dixon cover)
February 18, 2000
George Street Grocery
Jackson, Mississippi, United States1. Can I Ride In Your Automobile
2. You don't know My Mind blues(Virginia Liston cover)
3. Slide Guitar Boogie
4. Kokomo
5. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
6. Poor Black Mattie
7. Fireman Ring the Bell
8. Skinny Woman
9. Long Haired Doney
10. Feelin' Good
11. Walkin' Blues(Son House cover)
12. Whiskey and Woman
13. Poor Boy Blues([traditional] cover)
14. Roll and Tumble Blues(Hambone Willie Newbern cover)
15. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom(Robert Johnson cover)
16. Goin' Away Baby(Jimmy Rogers cover)
17. Jumper on the Line
18. Goin' Down South
19. Snake Drive
20. Gotta Find My Baby
21. Mannish Boy(Muddy Waters cover)
Some of R.L. Burnside's most popular tracks include Goin' Down South, Let My Baby Ride, It's Bad You Know, Shake 'Em On Down, Someday Baby. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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