Luther Andrews Dickinson (born January 18, 1973) is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the

North Mississippi Allstars North Mississippi Allstars is an American blues and southern rock band from Hernando, Mississippi, founded in 1996. The band is currently composed of brothers Luther Dickinson (guitar, lowebow, vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, keyboards, ele ...

and the son of record producer

Jim Dickinson James Luther Dickinson (November 15, 1941 – August 15, 2009) was an American record producer, pianist, and singer who fronted, among others, the band Mud Boy and the Neutrons, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Biography Dickinson was born in Li ...

. He is also known for being the lead guitarist for

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. He hosts ''

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'' on the

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network

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Career

He was born in

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to Mary Lindsay and

, a Memphis record producer. Dickinson grew up playing concerts and gaining recording experience with his father and brother, Cody. The family moved to the hills of North Mississippi in 1985. Dickinson made his recording debut in 1987, playing a metal-influenced guitar solo on "Shooting Dirty Pool" on The Replacements' album ''

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'', which his father was producing. Dickinson befriended the musical families of

Otha Turner Othar "Otha" Turner (June 2, 1907 – February 27, 2003) was one of the last well-known fife players in the vanishing American fife and drum blues tradition. His music was also part of the African-American genre known as Hill country blues. E ...

, R. L. Burnside, and

Junior Kimbrough David "Junior" Kimbrough (July 28, 1930 – January 17, 1998) was an American blues musician. His best-known works are "Keep Your Hands off Her" and "All Night Long". Early life Kimbrough was born in Hudsonville, Mississippi, and lived in the no ...

. They were the inspiration for Luther and Cody Dickinson to form the

in 1996. The North Mississippi Allstars have been nominated for three

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s in the Best Contemporary Blues category. Dickinson produced two records on Otha Turner, ''Everybody Hollerin' Goat'' and ''From Senegal To Senatobia''. In November 2007 Dickinson joined

. His recording debut with the band was on '' Warpaint'' in 2008, and he has since appeared on the 2009 Black Crowes release '' Before the Frost...Until the Freeze''. Dickinson decided not to join The Black Crowes for their 2013 tour. Dickinson currently tours with the North Mississippi Allstars and as a member of the Southern Soul Assembly. In 2014,

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issued a signature model for him, the Luther Dickinson

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, with the most notable modification being the

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pickups replacing the standard humbuckers. Jazz critic

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chose ''Blues & Ballads: A Folksinger's Songbook, Volumes 1 & 2'' (

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, 2016) for the eleventh spot on his list of the top 100 albums of the year. His 2019 joint recording with Sisters of the Strawberry Moon, ''Solstice'', was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by

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Discography

Solo

* ''Onward and Upward'' (2009) * ''Three Skulls and the Truth'' ( Blues Bureau, 2012) with

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, Mato Nanji * ''Hambone's Meditations'' (Songs of the South, 2012) * ''Rock 'n' Roll Blues'' (

, 2014) * ''Blues and Ballads: A Folksinger's Songbook, Vol. 1 & 2'' (New West, 2016)

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* 2012: "

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" / "

Beautiful Dreamer "Beautiful Dreamer" is a parlor song by American songwriter Stephen Foster. It was published posthumously in March 1864, by Wm. A. Pond & Co. of New York. The first edition states on its title page that it is "the last song ever written by Steph ...

'' (

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) * 2012: "

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" is an African-American spiritual song that originated during the period of slavery but was not published until 1867. The song is well known and many cover versions of it have been done by artists such as Mar ...

" / "

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" (Tompkins Square)

As member

With DDT * 1994 ''Some of My Best Friends Are Blues'' * 1999 ''Urban Observer'' With Gutbucket * ''Where's the Man With the Jive?'' With

* 2000 ''Shake Hands with Shorty'' * 2001 ''51 Phantom'' * 2003 ''Polaris'' * 2004 ''Hill Country Revue: Live at Bonnaroo'' * 2005 ''Electric Blue Watermelon'' * 2006 ''Instant Live: Paradise Rock Club'' * 2007 ''Songs of The South Presents: Mississippi Folk Music - Volume One'' * 2008 ''Hernando'' * 2011 ''Keys to the Kingdom'' * 2013 ''World Boogie Is Coming'' * 2017 ''Prayer for Peace'' With The Word * '' The Word'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2015) With

* 2002 ''Free Beer Tomorrow'' * 2006 ''Jungle Jim and the Voodoo Tiger'' * 2007 ''Killers from Space'' With

* '' Warpaint'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Before the Frost...Until the Freeze'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2013) With

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* 2005 ''

Master of Disaster ''Master of Disaster'' is an album by American singer-songwriter John Hiatt. It was released on June 21, 2005 via New West Records. Recording sessions took place at Ardent Studio "C" in Memphis, Tennessee. Production was handled by Jim Dickinson. ...

'' * 2008 '' Same Old Man'' With South Memphis String Band * 2010 ''Home Sweet Home'' * 2012 ''Old Times There...'' With The Hill Country Revue * 2009 ''Make a Move'' * 2010 ''Zebra Ranch'' With The Wandering * 2012 ''Go On Now, You Can't Stay Here: Mississippi Folk Music, Vol. 3'' With Bash & Pop * 2017 ''Anything Could Happen'' With Sisters of the Strawberry Moon * 2019 ''Solstice''

As guest

With Calvin Russell * 1997 ''Calvin Russell'' * 1997 ''Soldier'' * 1999 ''Sam'' With

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* 1997 ''Play Songs for Rosetta'' * 2001 ''National Antiseptic'' * 2003 ''Stop and Let the Devil Ride'' * 2009 ''Jimmy the Kid'' * 2015 ''Confederate Buddha'' With

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* 1998 ''Acme'' * 1999 ''Xtra-Acme USA'' With

Othar Turner Othar "Otha" Turner (June 2, 1907 – February 27, 2003) was one of the last well-known fife players in the vanishing American fife and drum blues tradition. His music was also part of the African-American genre known as Hill country blues. Earl ...

* 1998 ''

Everybody Hollerin' Goat ''Everybody Hollerin' Goat'' is an album by the American musician Othar Turner, released in 1998. He is credited with the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band. Turner was 90 when he recorded the album. The title refers to Turner's barbecued goat parties. ...

'' * 1999 ''From Senegal to Senatobia'' With

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* 2001 ''

Smiling Assassin ''Smiling Assassin'' is the debut solo album by Widespread Panic keyboardist John Hermann, released in 2001. Other members of Widespread Panic as well as members of the North Mississippi All Stars and Blue Mountain also perform on the album. T ...

'' * 2003 '' Defector'' * 2004 ''Just Ain't Right'' With Lucero * 2001 ''Lucero'' * 2006 ''The Attic Tapes'' With Bob Frank * 2002 ''Keep on Burning'' * 2008 ''Red Neck, Blue Collar'' With

Jim Lauderdale James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, and ...

* 2013 ''Black Roses'' * 2015 ''Soul Searching: Memphis, Vol. 1/Nashville, Vol. 2'' With others * 1987 ''

'', The Replacements * 1999 '' The Tri-Tone Fascination'',

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* 1999 '' Horse of a Different Color'',

Willy DeVille Willy DeVille (born William Paul Borsey Jr.; August 25, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, DeVille created ori ...

* 2003 ''Who the Hell Is John Eddie?'',

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* 2005 ''Motivational Speaker'',

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* 2006 ''The Man Who Lives for Love'', Spencer Dickinson * 2009 ''Electric Revival'', Zach Williams * 2009 ''Truth & Salvage Co.'', Truth & Salvage Co. * 2010 ''Hill Country Hoodoo'', Jake Leg Stompers * 2011 ''Fixin' to Die'',

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* 2012 ''Candy Store Kid'',

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& the Mississippi Mudbloods * 2012 ''Mutt'',

Cory Branan Cory Branan (born December 15, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter from Mississippi. Early life Branan was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to parents Dallas Lee Branan, a jet mechanic at FedEx, and Peggy Branan (née Rhodes). He grew up in ...

* 2013 ''American Kid'',

Patty Griffin Patricia Jean Griffin (born March 16, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.Griffin, Patrici She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs ha ...

* 2013 ''Hubcap Music'',

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* 2013 ''Riverman's Daughter'', The Grahams * 2013 ''Small Town Talk (Songs of Bobby Charles)'',

Shannon McNally Shannon Maureen McNally (born March 17, 1973) is an American singer and songwriter. Biography McNally was born in Hempstead, New York, on Long Island. While studying anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College, she began singing and playing ...

* 2013 ''Turquoise'',

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* 2015 ''Ol' Glory'',

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* 2015 ''Sonic Soul Surfer'', Seasick Steve * 2015 ''Wild Heart'',

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* 2015 '' Wolf Den'',

Danielle Nicole Danielle Nicole (born Danielle Nicole Schnebelen) is an American blues/soul musician from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Her self-titled solo debut EP was released March 10, 2015 on Concord Records. The self-titled EP features Grammy Awar ...

* 2016 ''Matters of the Heart'',

Eric Lindell Eric Lindell (born 1969, Northern California, United States) is an American singer-songwriter. His recording career began in 1996 as a regional Sonoma County-based artist. Since 2006, when he was picked up by Alligator Records, he has toured nat ...

* 2017

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*2017 ''Cypress Hotel'', Ben Sparaco * 2017 ''Goofer Dust'',

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* 2017 ''Southern Avenue'', Southern Avenue * 2020 ''Love & Peace'',

* 2020 ''Mississippi Suitcase'',

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Awards and nominations

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Shake Hands with Shorty ''Shake Hands with Shorty'' is the debut studio album by American band North Mississippi Allstars. It was released on May 9, 2000, through Tone-Cool Records. It features contributions from Cedric and Garry Burnside, Othar Turner, Jim Dickinson, J ...

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References

External links

Official site
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