A Hill Country Blues Riff Lesson from Cedric Burnside

A Hill Country Blues Riff Lesson from Cedric Burnside

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Cedric Burnside is a drummer, guitarist, singer and performer. You can hear all of those elements come together on ‘Benton County Relic’, his latest album. Burnside grew up in Benton County in rural Mississippi where he was raised by his grandfather, the late bluesman, R.L. Burnside. In this session, Cedric explains how growing up in a very poor environment made him who he is today. Which is why songs like “We Made It” are so personal to him. He’ll perform live and also teach a little hill country blues riff.