Fort Worth Weekly
Bar napkin autographed by Rusty Burns after playing with him in 1995. Photo by Jeff Prince.
One of Fort Worth’s most pivotal, pioneering rock guitarists has gone to that great jam in the sky. After a long battle with lung cancer,
Rusty Burns died on
Feb. 19. He was 63.
Burns, who played left-handed with his strings upside down, developed a sound all his own. He sprinkled fast and gritty runs amid soulful and melodic foundations, making him the perfect sideman for everyone, from in-yo-face rockers such as
Point Blank to Texas Music singer-songwriters such as
Brad Hines. Burns played riffs on his well-worn
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by Janey Wong • Feb 15, 2021 at 10:00 am
Keys Lounge bar manager Joel Lee puts the finishing touches on a coffee cocktail. Janey Wong
With winter weather refusing to release its grip on Portland , I’ve been doing my best impression of the heat miser. Working from home means I basically spend 12 hours in a fuzzy robe and have a never-ending mug of hot tea by my side.
The few times I did leave the house last week, it was to pick up these cocktails, so I couldn’t be mad at having to leave my cocoon. The intimacy of good conversations tucked away in a corner booth or next to a friendly stranger is something most of us bar-goers surely miss right now, but these trusty establishments make sure that you can still stay drinkin’ good in the (King and Concordia) neighborhood.