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R.L. Burnside was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2020 OP
He's bad you know. ret5hd Nov 2020 #1
One of the greats. The Polack MSgt Nov 2020 #2
That dude's got more groove in his thumb and index finger cemaphonic Nov 2020 #3

ret5hd

(20,433 posts)
1. He's bad you know.
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 01:15 PM
Nov 2020

If you ask him why, hell just go on and tell ya.



When I listen to this I want nothing more than to go downtown and strut.

The Polack MSgt

(13,159 posts)
2. One of the greats.
Mon Nov 23, 2020, 05:10 PM
Nov 2020

The performance you picked is my favorite of any of his acoustic performances, but I dig the Records he did with The Blues Explosion backing him up too.

Like this one

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)
3. That dude's got more groove in his thumb and index finger
Tue Nov 24, 2020, 02:15 AM
Nov 2020

than most rhythm sections.

Not to mention, the most badass murder defense ever:

“I didn’t mean to kill nobody. I just meant to shoot the sonofabitch in the head. Him dying was between him and the Lord.”

(No, he didn't actually say this in court, but still...)

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