Burnside on Burnside

by R.L. Burnside

Burnside on Burnside cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 October 2001
  • Label: Fat Possum
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:51
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Burnside on Burnside' records R.L. Burnside live in his eighties, playing the hypnotic one-chord hill country blues of his native Mississippi. The set pairs his own songs with standards associated with his mentor Fred McDowell and with Howlin' Wolf.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, rhythmic, live, bluesy, guitars

Tracklist

  1. Shake 'Em On Down (4:35)
  2. Skinny Woman (2:41)
  3. Miss Maybelle (3:16)
  4. Rollin' & Tumblin' (4:44)
  5. Long Haired Doney (4:01)
  6. Walkin' Blues (4:28)
  7. He Ain't Your Daddy (2:43)
  8. Bad Luck And Trouble (3:55)
  9. Jumper On The Line (5:16)
  10. Goin' Down South (5:44)
  11. Alice Mae (4:12)
  12. Snake Drive (7:16)

Credits

  • R.L. Burnside - primary artist, vocals, guitar, written-by, arranged by
  • Kenny Brown - guitar, arranged by, written-by
  • Mark Yoshida - mastered by, mastering
  • Bruce Watson - mixed by, producer
  • Cole Gerst - design
  • Jay Babcock - liner notes
  • Adam Smith - photography by [live photos]
  • Mark Mauer - photography by [portland photos]
  • Matthew Johnson - producer
  • Steve Beatty - recorded by
  • Traditional - written-by

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