Talk:R. L. Burnside
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I feel the sentence about the reduced murder sentence needs verification and citation. I found a quotation in Pitchforkmedia.com vaguely similar to the one I just removed about the murder; the quotation in Pitchfork was that the man's death was "between him and God," but I found online no quote the same as the one I removed; I also feel it's not pertinent. If the sentence discussing the reduction of his murder sentence can be verified, it probably belongs there. I found and corrected a lot of spelling errors just now that almost seemed deliberately done, but hopefully were not. User:Bebop 22:39, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Also, shouldn't this page be set so that people looking him up the normal way, which is "R.L. Burnside," not "RL Burnside," will be able to find him easily that way? I do not know how to accomplish this. User:Bebop 22:45, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I'm now moving this page from RL Burnside to R. L. Burnside per the Naming Conventions faq. The man's name has periods in it anyway as he is best known. I do think the extra space between the initials is incorrect style, but I'll take that up elsewhere. Bebop 15:03, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
While I'm passing through, thought I would note there are a few things I don't have time to work on now but would like to change when time allows: There are still some links that say "RL Burnside". The quote about "I shot the m.f. three times.. but him dying was between him and the Lord" is something he paraphrases at every interview so it's kind of important. Still not exactly sure if Burnside is really Delta blues. I'm not a geography major but it looks like Marshall county is not technically in the Delta and I think Matthew Johnson doesn't consider it Delta at all. Possibly Piedmont or just "hill country blues" like the album name. Also, did we mention he knew Junior? --144.92.234.138 5 July 2005 01:35 (UTC)
There are reports that Burnside was killed in the floods after Hurricane Katrina.--Jimray 20:28, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
- Fat Possum's site confirms this, though the hurricane isn't mentioned. He was in Memphis. We've lost one of the greats. Hope his descendents will keep the music alive. Badagnani 21:06, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Redlinks
To the person removing redlinks: please do not remove every redlink you see. They are, to some extent, desirable on Wikipedia in that they alert editors of articles that need to be created. Thanks. Badagnani 17:41, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Blanking
This edit was not helpful to the article. As noted by Kenny Brown himself, as well as Burnside and writers on music, it is significant that Brown is the first notable white musician to master Burnside's North Mississippi Hill Country blues style. Mentioning "white" does not demean him in any way, it simply points out a notable aspect of Brown's heritage, in a genre dominated by individuals of African American ancestry. It is POV to edit from a perspective that "everyone should be an American" and that "ethnic groups in the United States should be ignored." This is why we have articles such as Italian American, African American, or Hmong American in the first place. Badagnani (talk) 21:28, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
- That's a gross assumption of my motives, and an offensive one at that. Please refrain from personal attacks. His place in the Hill Country blues as a white man may be notable, but only until you provide a source for your claims. Otherwise, it is strictly your point-of-view. . --buck (talk) 22:06, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
As you know quite well from the Kenny Brown article where you have also insisted against logic on similar deletions, there are numerous sources documenting this. Kindly restore the text, with sources, as you are the editor who has (mistakently) insisted on the blanking. The fact that you knew there are multiple reliable sources, yet chose to blank nonetheless, is perplexing. Badagnani (talk) 22:09, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
- No, it is not perplexing in the least, as such information should be in the Kenny Brown article (and it is, at least at the current edit). This is an article on Burnside, with only a passing mention of Brown. This is not an issue of whether Brown's race is relevant to his music; it is an issue of whether or not we should include excess info on something that is not the subject of this article. I stand by my edit, but I will not become involved in an edit war. Hopefully others will offer assistance. --buck (talk) 22:15, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
