Charlie Burse (August 25, 1901 – December 20, 1965)[1] was an American blues musician, best known for his work with the Memphis Jug Band.
As a singer and multi-instrumentalist, Burse recorded over 60 commercial sides with Will Shade's Memphis Jug Band.
[7] Yet Burse became Shade's most frequent collaborator and a key member of the jug band in subsequent years.
[10] He achieved an even more modern, piano-driven sound in 1950 with "Shorty the Barber," one of the first tracks recorded by Sam Phillips at Sun Studios.
[12] Burse died of heart disease on December 20, 1965, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.