Mississippi Hill Country Blues

by R.L. Burnside

Overview

It's a pleasure to hear R.L. Burnside's early acoustic blues played the way he learned them in the hill country of Northern Mississippi. Three of these tracks date from 1967 and were recorded in Coldwater, MS by folklorist George Mitchell, while the remaining 16 were recorded in the early '80s by Swingmaster operator Leo Bruin in Groningen, Netherlands. This is Burnside playing solo (and mainly) acoustic country blues with the only addition to his guitar and voice being the harmonica of Red Ramsey on "Rolling and Tumbling." While you can't go wrong with the purchase of any Burnside recording, these Swingmaster sessions portray a natural relaxed unaccompanied Burnside. Recorded long before the mid-'90s, Fat Possum releases would find him playing in an electric band with his son and son-in-law and occasionally experimenting with sampling and indie rock leanings. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	06/24/2016
Label:	Fat Possum Records
UPC:	0045778034116
Rank:	6818

Tracks

1. Miss Maybelle
2. House upon the Hill
3. Gone So Long
4. Skinny Woman
5. See What My Buddy Done
6. Don't Care How Long You're Gone
7. Lost Without Your Love
8. Shake 'Em on Down
9. Bad Luck and Trouble
10. Just Like a Woman
11. Greyhound Bus Station
12. Crying Won't Make Me Stay
13. Rollin' and Tumblin'
14. Mellow Peaches
15. I Believe
16. Poor Boy
17. Poor Black Mattie
18. Jumper on the Line
19. Long Haired Doney

Album Credits

Performance Credits

R.L. Burnside   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Red Ramsey   Harmonica

Technical Credits

George Mitchell   Engineer
Leo Bruin   Engineer
Traditional   Composer
R.L. Burnside   Arranger,Composer
Axel Kuestner   Photography