http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69095&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rssForget those dolled-up, pentagram-sportin', tattooed rock 'n' rollers that comprise his audience of late -- the bona fide bad-ass is up onstage. You wanna talk hard livin'-- nothing beats the real life rigmarole of old bluesmen like R.L. Burnside. Coming out of the deep South in the 1930s, Burnside was one of the artists featured in Richard Grant's article on the wild lives of elder bluesmen on Fat Possum Records in the March 27, 1999, edition of British daily <I>The Daily Telegraph</I>. It said that Burnside went to prison in the 1940s for murder. He allegedly shot a man in the back of the head, but only served three months thanks to a plantation owner who needed Burnside to work the next planting season. A grimly practical Burnside told his label, "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." As rugged and rowdy as his reputation, Burnside's overdriven Delta Blues slide guitar playing is fierce and blistering. His singing is heartfelt, though often mumbled and slurred. Live shows chug along like a steam engine overheating. His massive cult following comes in all shapes and sizes. - Dennise LiteDelta Bluesen720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:01:33 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69095&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Forget those dolled-up, pentagram-sportin', tattooed rock 'n' rollers that comprise his audience of late -- the bona fide bad-ass is up onstage. You wanna talk hard livin'-- nothing beats the real life rigmarole of old bluesmen like R.L. Burnside. Coming out of the deep South in the 1930s, Burnside was one of the artists featured in Richard Grant's article on the wild lives of elder bluesmen on Fat Possum Records in the March 27, 1999, edition of British daily <I>The Daily Telegraph</I>. It said that Burnside went to prison in the 1940s for murder. He allegedly shot a man in the back of the head, but only served three months thanks to a plantation owner who needed Burnside to work the next planting season. A grimly practical Burnside told his label, "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." As rugged and rowdy as his reputation, Burnside's overdriven Delta Blues slide guitar playing is fierce and blistering. His singing is heartfelt, though often mumbled and slurred. Live shows chug along like a steam engine overheating. His massive cult following comes in all shapes and sizes. - Dennise Lite http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396456&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 7 Apr 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 396456 tra.396456 R.L. 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Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Bothered Mind alb.6816428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/6/956666_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Goin' Down South tra.6818379 191000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818379&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818379&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396455&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 7 Apr 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 396455 tra.396455 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 Come On In alb.139113 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/1/1/1781167_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 true Let My Baby Ride tra.396455 179000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396455&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396455&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818378&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6818378 tra.6818378 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Bothered Mind alb.6816428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/6/956666_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Shake 'Em On Down tra.6818378 209000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818378&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818378&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818382&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6818382 tra.6818382 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Bothered Mind alb.6816428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/6/956666_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Go To Jail tra.6818382 163000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818382&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818382&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818381&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6818381 tra.6818381 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Bothered Mind alb.6816428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/6/956666_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Someday Baby tra.6818381 196000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818381&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818381&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13252519&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 13252519 tra.13252519 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 Black Snake Moan Soundtrack alb.13250737 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/2/2/1442239_170x170.jpg 2007-01-30 00:00:00.0 2007-01-30 00:00:00.0 true Old Black Mattie tra.13252519 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13252519&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13252519&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818377&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6818377 tra.6818377 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Bothered Mind alb.6816428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/6/956666_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true See What My Buddy Done tra.6818377 177000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818377&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818377&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6408146&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6408146 tra.6408146 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 A Bothered Mind alb.6399817 http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/cms/2004/album_170x170/RL_Burnside.6449595.jpg 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Rollin' and Tumblin' tra.6408146 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6408146&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6408146&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2228682&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 7 Apr 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 2228682 tra.2228682 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 Come On In alb.139113 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/1/1/1781167_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 true Rollin' Tumblin' - (remix) tra.2228682 253000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2228682&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2228682&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9173105&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 9173105 tra.9173105 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 A Ass Pocket of Whiskey alb.9171393 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/2/1/1781204_170x170.jpg 2005-07-12 00:00:00.0 1996-06-25 00:00:00.0 true Goin' Down South tra.9173105 289000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9173105&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9173105&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6408147&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6408147 tra.6408147 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 A Bothered Mind alb.6399817 http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/cms/2004/album_170x170/RL_Burnside.6449595.jpg 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Stole My Check tra.6408147 162000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6408147&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6408147&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.524296&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 7 Apr 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 524296 tra.524296 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 Come On In alb.139113 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/1/1/1781167_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 true Don't Stop Honey - (featuring Mr. Cedric Burnside) tra.524296 252000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.524296&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.524296&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9173111&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 9173111 tra.9173111 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 A Ass Pocket of Whiskey alb.9171393 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/2/1/1781204_170x170.jpg 2005-07-12 00:00:00.0 1996-06-25 00:00:00.0 true Criminal Inside Me tra.9173111 353000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9173111&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9173111&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.639591&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 24 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 639591 tra.639591 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down alb.145496 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/1/1/1781185_170x170.jpg 2000-10-24 00:00:00.0 2000-10-24 00:00:00.0 true Got Messed Up tra.639591 306000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.639591&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.639591&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1885963&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 8 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 1885963 tra.1885963 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 The Sopranos Vol. 2: Peppers & Eggs alb.273315 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/0/3/1273098_170x170.jpg 2001-05-08 00:00:00.0 2001-05-08 00:00:00.0 true Shuck Dub tra.1885963 268000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1885963&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1885963&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396458&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 7 Apr 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 396458 tra.396458 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 Come On In alb.139113 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/1/1/1781167_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 true Come On In Part 2 tra.396458 191000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396458&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396458&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818383&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6818383 tra.6818383 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Bothered Mind alb.6816428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/6/956666_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Bird Without A Feather tra.6818383 189000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818383&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818383&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061571&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Rock/Pop Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 2061571 tra.2061571 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey alb.166601 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/1/2/122189_170x170.jpg 1996-06-25 00:00:00.0 1996-06-25 00:00:00.0 false Goin' Down South tra.2061571 289000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061571&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2061571&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818386&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6818386 tra.6818386 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Bothered Mind alb.6816428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/6/956666_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Rollin' and Tumblin' tra.6818386 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818386&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818386&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396453&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 7 Apr 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 396453 tra.396453 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 Come On In alb.139113 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/1/1/1781167_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 true Been Mistreated tra.396453 66000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396453&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396453&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818387&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6818387 tra.6818387 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Bothered Mind alb.6816428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/6/956666_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Stole My Check tra.6818387 162000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818387&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818387&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396454&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 7 Apr 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 396454 tra.396454 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.99 Come On In alb.139113 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/6/1/1/1781167_170x170.jpg 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 1998-04-07 00:00:00.0 true Come On In - (live) tra.396454 206000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396454&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.396454&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818384&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6818384 tra.6818384 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Bothered Mind alb.6816428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/6/956666_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true Glory Be tra.6818384 277000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818384&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818384&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818380&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss Delta Blues Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by R.L. Burnside on Rhapsody Online 6818380 tra.6818380 R.L. Burnside art.69095 0.0 A Bothered Mind alb.6816428 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/6/6/6/956666_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 2004-08-17 00:00:00.0 true My Name Is Robert Too tra.6818380 163000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818380&variant=play&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6818380&variant=data&rws=%2Frl-burnside%2Ftop-tracks.rss