Music GroupsR.L. Burnside Dead at 78
Blues artist R.L. Burnside died in Memphis yesterday at the age of 78. Burnside gained notoriety outside of Mississippi when he appeared in the 1993 documenatary "Deep Blues" and later recorded with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in 1996. He went on to record albums throughout the '90s and through 2004's A Bothered Mind. His 1998 album Come On In fused the blues with electronica and found mild success.
FoC Ben Sisario has a typically excellent obituary at the NY Times.
The Fat Possum Records website has an address to where donations can be sent. It says all proceeds will be directly to Burnside's widow, Alice Mae.
