NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of R.L. Burnside on 2 July 2020. R.L. Burnside has been played on NTS over 40 times, featured on 23 episodes and was first played on 23 May 2015.

R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005), born Robert Lee Burnside, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived much of his life in and around Holly Springs, Mississippi. He played music for much of his life, but did not receive much attention until the early 1990s. In the latter half of the 1990s, Burnside repeatedly recorded with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal…