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Lisnaholic · 08-02-2018, 07:24 AM

Psy-Fi is the only active member to mention R.L. Burnside afaik, but his various posts are scattered (not to say "lost"

) across different rec threads. With a recording career that spans five decades, I thought it was time that Robert Lee Burnside was given a thread of his own. As we might expect, he's explored a lot of blues styles across the years and although I've only scratched the surface so far, I'm particularly excited by these two great tracks:-

i) From a mid-career album with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, A Ass Pocket of Whiskey:-

ii) From his last album, A Bothered Mind, this track packs a remarkable punch from a guy who was 77 years old at the time:-

I'll be digging deeper into this discography over the next few days so any pointers or words of advice would be welcome:-

Spoiler for Wiki's R L B Discography:

08-02-2018, 07:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	R.L. Burnside Psy-Fi is the only active member to mention R.L. Burnside afaik, but his various posts are scattered (not to say "lost" ) across different rec threads. With a recording career that spans five decades, I thought it was time that Robert Lee Burnside was given a thread of his own. As we might expect, he's explored a lot of blues styles across the years and although I've only scratched the surface so far, I'm particularly excited by these two great tracks:- i) From a mid-career album with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, A Ass Pocket of Whiskey:- ii) From his last album, A Bothered Mind, this track packs a remarkable punch from a guy who was 77 years old at the time:- I'll be digging deeper into this discography over the next few days so any pointers or words of advice would be welcome:- Spoiler for Wiki's R L B Discography: Studio albums Sound Machine Groove (Vogue, 1981) Plays and Sings the Mississippi Delta Blues (Swingmaster, 1981) Hill Country Blues (Swingmaster, 1987) Skinny Woman (Lollipop, 1989), re-released as Acoustic Stories (MC, 1997) Bad Luck City (Fat Possum, 1994) Too Bad Jim (Fat Possum, 1994), produced by Robert Palmer A Ass Pocket of Whiskey (Fat Possum, 1996), featuring the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Mr. Wizard (Fat Possum, 1997), including two tracks with Jon Spencer Acoustic Stories (M.C. Records, 1997) Come On In (Fat Possum, 1998), remixed recordings My Black Name a-Ringin' (Genes, 1999), recordings from 1969 Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down (Fat Possum, 2000) A Bothered Mind (Fat Possum, 2004), remixed recordings Live albums Mississippi Blues (Arion, 1984) Burnside on Burnside (Fat Possum, 2001), a critically acclaimed 2001 live album recorded at the Crystal Ballroom, on Burnside Street, in Portland, Oregon Compilation albums (Mostly first releases of previously recorded materials) Going Down South (Swingmaster, 1999), split album with Johnny Woods and Ranie Burnette, recordings from 1984–1986 Well, Well, Well (MC Records, 2001), songs and interviews from 1986 to 1993 Raw Electric (Inside Sounds, 2002), compilation of recordings from 1979 and 1980 No Monkeys on this Train (HighTone, 2003), compilation of songs from Sound Machine Groove, live material and stories First Recordings (Fat Possum, 2003), recorded in 1967 by George Mitchell Rollin' and Tumblin': the King of Hill Country Blues (Wolf, 2010), posthumous compilation of recordings from 1975, 1989, 1991 and 1991 __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953