Being the grandson of R.L. Burnside did not cut Cedric Burnside any extra slack. He had to earn his place behind the drum kit just like anybody else.

Growing up in the hills of Marshall County Mississippi, it was not uncommon to find twelve year old Cedric banging the hell out of the set at Junior Kimbrough’s juke joint until three a.m., only to get up for school three hours later.

By the age of sixteen Cedric had well earned his position with R.L. and Kenny Brown and abandoned his school work to hit the road.