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Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm

"...Bent deep in the Mississippi hill country, RL Burnside's grandson, Cedric has teamed up with the monster guitar talents of Lightnin' Malcolm, giving a mixed dose of traditional to modern hill country blues with a new twist all the way from rock to psychedelic."
- Dirk Wissbaum, Bluessource.com

"Live and loud ...they're like a gritty elixir of moonshine and thunder." - Boston Phoenix

CEDRIC BURNSIDE, grandson of the legendary R.L. Burnside, son of drummer great Calvin Jackson, is widely regarded as one of the finest blues drummers in the world. Growing up at his grandfather's side, he began touring at age 13, playing drums for "Big Daddy" on stages around the globe. Born and raised near Holly Springs, Miss., Cedric has been playing music all his life, developing a relentless, rhythmic charged style with strong hip-hop and funk influences.

In addition to "Big Daddy," Cedric has also played with, among countless others, Junior Kimbrough, Kenny Brown, North Mississippi Allstars, Burnside Exploration, Bobby Rush and Widespread Panic. In 2006 he was featured in the critically acclaimed feature film, Black Snake Moan, playing drums alongside Samuel L. Jackson. (The film is a tribute to R.L. Burnside, and gives many nods to the late bluesman.)

Bluesman LIGHTNIN' MALCOLM is one of the leading, younger generation artists on the scene today. Born in rural Missouri, Malcolm enjoyed the freedom of country life, quickly learning to entertain himself and others around him. Growing up in a little village called Burgess in a country house next to the KCS Railroad that ran from Kansas City to New Orleans, the train has always been a theme in Malcolm's music, as well as the inspiration for the steady, insistent bass rhythms of rural dance music.

Malcolm — a reckless live performer — has lived and breathed music his whole life, traveling and playing in a slashing, rhythmic style, with deep soulful vocals. He has played with many of the Delta's finest blues artists, including Cedell Davis, R.L. Burnside, Hubert Sumlin, Jessie Mae Hemphill, T Model Ford, Jr. Kimbrough, Robert Belfour, Big Jack Johnson, Sam Carr and Otha Turner. Skilled on guitar, bass, and drums, Malcolm is an in demand session player with a telepathic sense of how to follow the older archaic styles, and is especially noted for his old-fashioned, church "shout" style on drums.

Together, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm have been tearing blowing away audiences at major clubs and festivals all over the continent the past two years, and won the Blues Music Award for Best New Act in 2008.