R. L. 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. Wikipedia
Born: November 23, 1926, Harmontown, MS
Died: September 1, 2005 (aged 78) Memphis, Tennessee, US
There's a fantastic 13 page interview with Burnside by Michael Pettengell in Living Blues 117 (Sep/Oct 1994). Here's the front cover, click image to zoom.