Time: 39:28
File: Flac
Released: 2025
Styles: Hill country blues
Art: Front, tray
1. Nightmare Blues (4:28)
2. Circle in the Sky (2:55)
3. Somebody Done Stole My Girl (3:30)
4. Things Aint Going My Way (2:56)
5. Tribute (3:59)
6. Talk Sweet to Me (4:12)
7. Crazy 'Bout You (3:35)
8. King (3:02)
9. Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out (3:19)
10. Mississippi Here I Come (7:28)
The son of R.L. Burnside continues to grow his father’s Hill Country blues sound but turning it into his own. Born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, he grew up in the backbone of the Hill Country sound. He learned to play by listening to the music that regularly occurred on the back porch of homes. Growing up he played alongside R.L. and his neighbor and another mentor in Junior Kimbrough. He initially played drums in his father’s band and was first recorded at age ten playing drums with the group Sound Groove Machine.
He quickly moved on to playing guitar, bass and providing his own vocals. Still in his teens, he moved to Memphis where he encountered another mentor, Little Jimmy King, who had him playing regularly in his band. He also had the opportunity to play with Albert King, B.B. King and Bobby Bland among others. He released his first record, Live at the Mint, in 1998 on Lucky 13 Records. He grew up playing music with Luther and Cody Dickinson who lived in nearby Hernando, Mississippi which led him to join the brothers in The North Mississippi Allstars from 2001 – 2004. He was featured in that band’s 2003 release, Polaris, which featured Duwayne on lead vocals on two songs. In 2005, Duwayne released his second album, Under Pressure, again on Lucky 13 Records. That record led to his nomination for Best New Blues Artist at the 2006 W.C. Handy Blues Awards. He released a third album, Acoustic Burnside, in 2022. Along the way he opened his own juke joint, the Burnside Bar & Grill, in Holly Springs to carry on his family legacy.
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