R.L. Burnside was one of the blues greatest heroes, who had his career noticed only in the early 90's. Before that, he was living by blues... he killed a man in Mississippi, did some jail time, had some family members killed in Chicago, was distant relatives with Muddy Waters, and lived a county away from 'Mississippi' Fred McDowell.
He's a big family man too... he has 13 children, 35 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
In 1998, 'Come On In' was released, which featured Burnside's blues remixed with electronica by Tom Rothrock, to a great deal of success. There have been many attempts trying to fuse blues with other genres (see the Putamayo example), but this one largely stays true to the sound of the blues while giving us a different perspective.
I actually liked the idea; for those of you who like blues or electronic music, you might wanna check this album out.
Here's the blues standard 'Rollin' & Tumblin" from the album with a twist:
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