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R.L. Burnside

R.L. Burnside is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Elmore James, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and John Lee Hooker. Those roots explain a lot about how R.L. Burnside arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mississippi Fred McDowell, Skip James, Elmore James, John Lee Hooker and Son House, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Junior Kimbrough, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Lyrics Born, The Black Keys and Dan Auerbach, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around R.L. Burnside, reaching back through Elmore James and forward to Junior Kimbrough. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

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 fan base, particularly in the punk and garage rock scenes.

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R.L. BurnsideElmore JamesMississippi Fred McD…Muddy WatersLightnin' HopkinsJohn Lee HookerHowlin' WolfJunior KimbroughThe Jon Spencer Blue…Lyrics BornThe Black KeysDan AuerbachKid RockMississippi Fred McD…Skip JamesElmore JamesJohn Lee HookerSon HouseMagic SamBukka WhiteAlbert King

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R.L. Burnside connections

R.L. Burnside grew out of Elmore James, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Muddy Waters and Lightnin' Hopkins, shares an orbit with Mississippi Fred McDowell, Skip James, Elmore James and John Lee Hooker, went on to shape Junior Kimbrough, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Lyrics Born and The Black Keys. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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