Cedric Burnside

Cedric Burnside
Burnside in 2018
Burnside in 2018
Background information
Birth nameCedric O. Burnside
Born (1978-08-26) August 26, 1978 (age 46)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresElectric blues
Hill country blues[1]
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Drums, guitar, vocals
Years active1991–present
LabelsSingle Lock Records

Cedric O. Burnside (born August 26, 1978)[2] is an American electric blues guitarist, drummer, singer and songwriter. He is the son of blues drummer Calvin Jackson[3] and grandson of blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist R. L. Burnside.[4]

Amongst many others, Burnside has played drums, either live or on record, with R. L. Burnside, Jessie Mae Hemphill, John Hermann, Kenny Brown, Richard Johnston, Jimmy Buffett, T-Model Ford, Paul "Wine" Jones, Widespread Panic, Afrissippi, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.[5][6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ "STLBlues Reviews :: Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm – 2 Man Wrecking Crew". Stlblues.net. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  2. ^ Jefferson interview. Issue 141, March 2004. Swedish original Archived 2017-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, via Google Translate
  3. ^ "Cedric Burnside - Lightnin Malcom". Delta Groove Productions. 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference lweekly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Cedric Burnside | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  6. ^ "The Cedric Burnside Project performs at Shady's". Uniondailytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  7. ^ "San Francisco Blues Festival: 2004 Festival Archives". Sfblues.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  8. ^ Dave "Doc" Piltz (November 2002). "Richard Johnston CD Review". Mnblues.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  9. ^ Wes Freeman (April 2010). "Afrissippi, merging two continents". Perfect Sound Forever. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.