The Black Keys have shared their second offering off Delta Kream, and it’s one of Dan Auerbach‘s favorite tracks on the album. The duo put their own spin on one of R.L. Burnside’s best-known songs, ...

Legendary bluesman R. L. Burnside, whose new CD “Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down" (Fat Possum/Epitaph) has earned critical raves since its release last month, will bring his signature North ...

It’s not hard to imagine seventy-three-year-old bluesman R.L. Burnside kicking ashes up off the floor of some old Mississippi juke joint when you hear his latest Fat Possum album, Wish I Was In Heaven ...

What a pedigree Cedric Burnside has. The son of celebrated blues drummer Calvin Jackson and grandson of blues-guitar legend R.L. Burnside, this American drummer/guitarist/vocalist perpetuates the ...

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 ...

Some perceive R.L. Burnside, the great Northern Mississippi singer-guitarist who plays traditional Delta blues with sludgy rock ‘n’ roll spirit, as a reluctant guinea pig for producers’ electronic ...

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 ...

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 ...

The blues has always been about regionalism. While feeling, intent, and themes consistently overlap the form, there’s no denying the particular impact of an artist’s surroundings. Forceful Chicago ...

Drummer and vocalist Cedric Burnside, grandson of the late, great blues guitarist R.L. Burnside, brings his brand of funk-infused delta blues to the House of Blues tomorrow night for a free 9 o'clock ...

Growing up poor in Mississippi, Cedric Burnside didn't have running water. It's a fact he highlights in the first song on his Grammy-nominated album, Benton County Relic. In the upbeat, soulful song, ...

Last month, the Black Keys announced their 10th album Delta Kream, which will be 11 tracks of blues covers. It includes songs by R. L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Big Joe ...