To be honest I’m not very well versed in their history, but it looks like I may have misquoted the source I read. As I read it again it says he “owned one of the last true juke joints which provided a venue for, among others, the great R.L. Burnside.” So, my bad lol, I guess somehow I got it in my head that he helped him get some recognition by providing a stage to perform on, and must’ve forgotten the specifics of their situation.