R.L. Boyce
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Biography
Blues / Hill country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist R.L. Boyce was born Robert L. Boyce in Como, Mississippi on August 15, 1955. A protégé of R.L. Burnside and Mississippi Fred McDowell, his musical career began in the 1960s as a drummer for his uncle, Othar Turner. He then turned up as a drummer on Jessie Mae Hemphillâs 1990 album Feelinâ Good. He finally came to prominence late in his career, releasing his second album, Ainât the Manâs Alright, in 2013. The album featured musical assistance from Luther Dickinson, R.L. Burnsideâs son Calvin Jackson, and Cedric Burnside (son of Calvin Jackson and grandson of R.L.). R.L. Boyceâs second album, Roll and Tumble (2017), continued his association with Dickinson, Jackson, and Burnside and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. In 2018, R.L. Boyce released the albums Rattlesnake Boogie and Ainât Gonna Play Too Long. Continuing his blues journey, he issued the albums True Man (2020) and Boogie 2/RL Boyce Live (2021). In 2023, he released the single âCruel Black Mattieâ and was honored with the National Heritage Fellowship Award by the National Endowment for the Arts. R.L. Boyce died of lung cancer on November 9, 2023, at the age of 68.
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- Shouts Out featuring R.L. Boyce
- Started Young featuring R.L. Boyce
- Feel Me Better featuring R.L. Boyce
- Mississippi featuring Speech
- My Babe by R.L. Boyce
- Gumbo featuring R.L. Boyce
- Weekends Are for Making Love featuring Luther Dickinson
- Coal Black Mattie
- Don't Trip featuring R.L. Boyce
- Stay for a While featuring R.L. Boyce
- Mississippi featuring Speech
- When I Bust featuring R.L. Boyce
