Cedric Burnside
Shank Hall 1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
The grandson of one of the most celebrated bluesman ever, R.L. Burnside, and the son of drummer Calvin Jackson (an influential blues player in his own right), Cedric Burnside has done his family legacy proud. The drummer/guitarist has played with acts as diverse as Widespread Panic, Jimmy Buffett, Bernard Allison and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, while garnering serious acclaim for his own records. His 2015 disc, Descendants of Hill Country, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album. He followed it up this year with another record of the traditional, no-gimmick blues he’s known for, Benton County Relic.