R. L. Burnside, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)

R. L. Burnside

American blues musician (1926–2005)

R. L. Burnside was an American Hill country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He played music for most of his life but received little recognition until 1995 when Burnside recorded and toured with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a new…