R.L. Burnside
Actor · 1926 – 2005 · Harmontown, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA
Robert Lee Burnside, known as R. L. Burnside was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He played music for much of his life but received little recognition before the early 1990s.
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MovieSaturday Night" in a north central Mississippi ‘Tonk’ called the Brotherhood Sportsmen’s Lodge. We hear the blues expounded in its most volatile form. Hill country Blues player Rural (R.L.) Burnside and friends clearly delineate honky tonk in rural black life.
Honky Tonk
1974
Movie5.5DramaComedyVietnam veteran Leon Barlow is struggling as a writer, and his personal life isn't much better. His unsympathetic ex-wife Marilyn doesn't approve of his visits with his two children, and he has problems with alcohol. Yet even when Leon manages to catch up on alimony and child support payments, things in his life seem to decline further, until a sudden tragedy catches him off guard.
Big Bad Love
2001 · 11 votes
- Movie6.5DocumentaryMusic
A tribute to the influence of Delta Blues legend Robert Johnson and the effect that he has had on today's music. Chronicles the legacy of Robert Johnson through interviews and speeches by a number of musicologists and through the performances of Robert Johnson's work by a number of fairly popular contemporary artists. Featuring performances by Rob Wasserman and Bob Weir from the Grateful Dead; Keb' Mo; Robert Lockwood Jr.; G Love and Special Sauce; Gov't Mule; and more.
Hellhounds on My Trail: The Afterlife of Robert Johnson
2000 · 2 votes
Movie5.7DocumentaryMusicYou See Me Laughin' is a personal journey into the lives and music of the last of the hill country bluesmen who've kept their music alive on the back porches and in the tiny juke joints of the Mississippi backwoods.
You See Me Laughin'
2002 · 3 votes