I shot these videos back in 2009 at the Freedom Creek Festival in Old Memphis, Alabama. They feature Cedric Burnside and Lightnin Malcolm on the stage. They have been called the Juke Joint Duo and the Two Man Wrecking Crew. They sure do make some fine music. Stay Here in Your Arms Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm coax folks to the stage at the 2009 Freedom Creek Blues Festival in Old Memphis, Alabama. Cedric is the grandson of R. L. Burnside and played drums with him. Malcolm is originally from Missouri but has lived in the Mississippi Hill Country for [...]
Hard-rocking blues-soaked guitarist/vocalist/song-writer Tinsley Ellis sings and plays with the energy and soul of all the great Southern musicians who have come before him. Ellis attacks his music with rock power and blues feeling, following in the tradition of Deep South musical heroes Duane Allman, Freddie King, Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes. His live shows feature extended fretwork filled with melodic and rhythmic experimentation, in the spirit of jam bands like his friends Widespread Panic and The Allman Brothers. Atlanta Magazine declared Ellis “the most significant blues artist to emerge from Atlanta since Blind Willie McTell.” I’ve seen him play [...]
The Sucarnochee Revue Radio and Television Program brings some hot music February 4th at 7 pm to the Temple Theater in downtown Meridian, Mississippi. The show will feature Bill Ellison and Temperance Babcock (Bill is the host of MPB’s Grassroots). Naomi Morrison, longtime showcase performer from Dollywood in Tennessee will also be there and the exciting Bluegrass band Alan Sibley and the Magnolia Ramblers will bring their own special kind of authentic Bluegrass. Anna Morgan Michel, a new teenage country sensation from South Mississippi is also making her first appearance on the Revue. Jacky Jack White, J. Burton Fuller, Mississippi [...]
Hill Country Revue performs at the 5th annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp, MS. The event is hosted by Kenny Brown who played guitar with the late blues legend, R. L. Burnside. This song was written by Kenny Brown and was originally recorded by R. L. Burnside. It is about Mr. Burnside’s wife, Alice Mae. Hill Country Revue: www.hillcountryrevue.com More about the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic: www.nmshillcountrypicnic.com
