Kent Burnside is the grandson of blues legend R.L. Burnside, the nephew of blues musicians Duwayne and Dan Burnside, and the cousin of blues performer Cedric Burnside. Yet during a recent phone interview, the 36-year-old Kent recalls that when he decided to finally embark on his own professional blues career in 2006, his inspiration for doing so wasn't one of his famed family members.
"What actually inspired me," he says, "was Samuel Jackson."
The
first sound on the EP Nothing
Without You has the
full-throated force of Robert Plant, and it leaves a strong
impression.
If
you want to see the full extent of Ben Kenney's talent, check out
his video for "Eulogy."
If
you're listening to Martin Sexton's Seeds
and occasionally find yourself confused by the lyrics, don't
despair.
As
he prepares for his third solo studio album, the guitarist Johnny A.
- who will perform Saturday at the Redstone Room - wants to
return to where it all started nine years ago.
