He’s dipped into soul, doo-wop, and folk, and he even ran a west-side barbecue joint. Now he’s got a new live album, and today he turns 80! | ✍️ Aaron Cohen
Burns continues to participate in the Delmark All-Star Band whenever a new incarnation convenes, and he’s working on a single with longtime collaborator. Meanwhile he’s built a strong European following—he’s been to Denmark often enough to have a regular band there, and British record collectors have long sought out his 1965 soul 45 “I Really Love You.” Burns spoke over the phone from his home in the North Austin neighborhood.You know, 80 is really something. I thought turning 50 was a big deal.
My father was a multi-instrumentalist. He played what’s been called a diddley bow, but we didn’t call it that—we called it a guitar. I learned that from my dad, and he also played piano, harmonica, and he played guitar. He probably played guitar in open tuning. My mama messed with the guitar; I also learned from her. The first music I played was blues, and I didn’t learn how to play standard tuning until later.
When you were growing up in Chicago, you sang with the vocal group the Medallionaires and rehearsed in Seward Park near Cabrini-Green. What do you remember about that time and place?
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