Blues Singer R.L. Burnside Dies; Music Reflected Own Hard Life
5th Sep 2005, 15:26 GMT
R.L. Burnside, 78, a Mississippi blues singer whose rough, roguish life was reflected in his raw songs about violence, sex and hard luck, died Sept. 1 at a hospital in Memphis. No cause of death was reported, but he had had a heart attack in recent years.
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