Cedric Burnside
| Cedric Burnside | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Cedric O. Burnside |
| Born |
August 26, 1978 Memphis, Mississippi, United States |
| Genres |
Electric blues Hill country blues |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer, singer, guitarist, songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Delta Groove Productions, CD Baby, various |
| Associated acts | R. L. Burnside, Lightnin' Malcolm |
Cedric O. Burnside (born August 26, 1978) is an American electric blues drummer, guitarist singer and songwriter. He is the grandson of R. L. Burnside on his mother's side, whilst his father was the blues drummer Calvin Jackson.
Amongst many others, Burnside has played drums, either live or on record, with R. L. Burnside, Jessie Mae Hemphill, John Hermann, Kenny Brown, Richard Johnston, Jimmy Buffett, T-Model Ford, Paul "Wine" Jones, Widespread Panic, Afrissippi, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
Burnside won his fourth overall, and third consecutive Blues Music Award in May 2014, in the category of 'Instrumentalist - Drums'.
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, to Calvin Jackson and Linda Burnside, and raised in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in the house of his grandfather, R. L. Burnside, and the extended family. By the age of 13, he began to tour with his grandfather's band, as a drummer. He had overlapped his father's time in the band, and would eventually replace him on the drums.
In 2002, Burnside played on Richard Johnston's debut album, Foot Hill Stomp. Burnside followed this two years later by playing percussion on Johnston's Official Bootleg #1 album.
A short term partnership of Cedric with his uncle Garry Burnside in 2006, saw them record The Record, billed as Burnside Exploration. They have had tour dates as opening act and jam partners for Widespread Panic.
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