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R.L. Burnside
Born
Nov 23, 1926
Died: Sep 1, 2005
Lived 78 years
Place of Birth
Harmontown, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
6
Movies
0
TV Shows
R.L. Burnside
Acting
Biography
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.
Movies
6
TV Shows
0
R.L. Burnside with Johnny Woods - Live 1984-86
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Guitar
2009
You See Me Laughin'
as
Himself
2002
Big Bad Love
as
R.L. Burnside
2001
Hellhounds on My Trail: The Afterlife of Robert Johnson
as
Self
2000
Masayoshi Yamazaki searches for Robert Johnson
Cast
1999
Honky Tonk
Cast
1974