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  1. Just Like a Bird Without a Feather]
  2. Goin' Down South]
  3. Come on In]
  4. Little Babe]
  5. Rollin' and Tumblin']
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  1. Just Like a Bird Without a Feather]
  2. Goin' Down South]
  3. Come on In]
  4. Little Babe]
  5. Rollin' and Tumblin']
  6. Jumper on the Line]
  7. Skinny Woman/Wil]
  8. Poor Black Mattie
  9. Long Haired Doney]
  10. Peaches]
  11. Walkin' Blues]
  12. Hobo Blues
  13. My Time Ain't Long]
  14. Sat Down on My Bed and Cried]
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At the time these tracks were cut, 1967 and 1968, R.L. Burnside was working on a plantation in Coldwater, MS, cutting silage. Folklorist George Mitchell was on a mission to record unknown blues singers down South. Mitchell heard about Burnside and paid him a visit, asking if he could record him. That night Mitchell returned to Burnside's place with a case of beer and some whiskey. Ten months later, Burnside had his first release. While these 14 tracks didn't jump start Burnside's career, they are stark, organic, and ...

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