Eddie Burns

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Eddie Burns

blues modern blues boogie-woogie
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b. 8 February 1928, Mississippi, USA. Inspired by John Lee ‘Sonny Boy’ Williamson and self-taught, Burns was a stalwart of the immediate post-war Detroit blues scene, being first recorded in 1948 by Bernie Bessman. The latter was responsible for giving John Lee Hooker his break and used Burns as a session musician for Hooker in 1949. This session produced four tracks, including the fast shuffle ‘Burnin’ Hell’, which was notable for Burns’ powerful harmonica playing. Throughout the 50s and 60s he periodically recorded for Joe Van Battle, who either released the material on his own JVB and Von labels or else sold the masters to concerns such as Gotham and Checker. Rarely straying from his home state of Michigan, Burns briefly visited Europe in 1972 under the billing Eddie ‘Guitar’ Burns, recording an album in London for Action. He returned three years later for a more intensive tour under the ‘American Blues Legends ’75’ banner. Since then Eddie Burns has stayed mostly in Detroit, working day-jobs, playing clubs in the evenings and occasionally appearing at festivals. He guested on Detroit Junior’s Take Out The Time in 1998.

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Followers

1,841

Total Streams

556,997

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Brazil São Paulo
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Australia Melbourne
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Brazil Rio de Janeiro
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Canada Montreal
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Popular Tracks

116 tracks
1
Lonesome Feeling

Lonesome Feeling

Jan 1, 2002

198,798

streams

2
Hastings Street Special

Hastings Street Special

Jan 1, 2002

46,283

streams

3
You Got To Love Me With A Feeling

You Got To Love Me With A Feeling

Jan 1, 2002

31,112

streams

4
Twenty-Four and Twenty-Five

Twenty-Four and Twenty-Five

Jan 18, 2023

29,956

streams

5
Orange Driver

Orange Driver

May 1, 1990

19,795

streams

6
Hard Headed Woman

Hard Headed Woman

Feb 23, 2018

17,740

streams

7
Hard Hearted Woman

Hard Hearted Woman

Jun 14, 2013

17,740

streams

8
Heart Hearted Woman

Heart Hearted Woman

Jan 2, 2002

17,740

streams

9
Nine Below Zero

Nine Below Zero

May 21, 2013

13,834

streams

10
Lend Me Your Love

Lend Me Your Love

Jan 1, 2002

11,673

streams

Releases

8 releases
Ghostrider

Ghostrider

2023

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TOD JAMES
Thing To Do

Thing To Do

2019

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Black & Partner Licenses LLC
Orange Driver

Orange Driver

2018

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AP Digital
Thing to Do

Thing to Do

2014

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Black & Partners LLC
2nd Degree Burns

2nd Degree Burns

2005

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Blue Suit Records
Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

2002

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Delmark
Lonesome Feeling (NL 1986) [Blues Reference]

Lonesome Feeling (NL 1986) [Blues Reference]

2002

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Disques Black & Blue
Detroit

Detroit

1990

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Blue Suit Records