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Eric Deaton Trio Live at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic 2013
Eric Deaton Trio Live at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic 2013

Eric Deaton Trio Live at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic 2013

Eric Deaton grew up in North Carolina, but moved to Mississippi after high school to study with the masters of Hill Country blues, Junior Kimbrough and R. L. Burnside. Today, Deaton is one of the most important performers and preservers of the unique Hill Country style of blues. On Friday night, Deaton began his set with a guest drummer in place of the missing Kinney Kimbrough, but Kimbrough finally appeared half way through the set, and Deaton was also joined by guitarist Garry Burnside, one of R. L.’s sons. The music, although amplified and electric, was authentic Hill Country blues and nothing else.

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