Learned young is done old. Cedric Burnside was already playing the drums at the age of 13 to accompany his grandfather. That grandfather, , is known among blues aficionados for his unpolished and thumping blues. Music to shout your soul out with. The now 40-year-old Cedric continues the family business convincingly. He only has one accompanist, Brian Jay, and both gentlemen take turns playing guitar
… or drums. A direct and bare sound that knows how to swing funky. The opening song We Made It immediately sets the tone. Burnside tells about the house where he grew up ('Didn't have a toilet, didn't have a bath tub'), but also how he escaped that misery. Cedric Burnside plays the blues with two raised middle fingers. (PdK)more
