Within the span of one year his father , two brothers , and uncle were all murdered in the city , a tragedy that Burnside would later draw upon in his work , particularly in his interpretation of Skip James 's `` Hard Time Killing Floor '' and the talking blues `` R.L. 's Story '' , the opening and closing tracks on Burnside 's 2000 album , Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down .
He used it mostly for his interpretation of Skip James 's `` Hard Time Killing Floor '' , `` R.L. 's Story , '' and the opening and closing tracks on Burnside 's 2000 album , Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down .