Son of Mudboy performing Furry Lewis’ “Casey Jones” live at their Mingelwood Hall gig on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. This version of “Casey Jones” is …
I never got to hear Mudboy and the Neutrons in person, the rather bizarre Memphis supergroup consisting of Jim Dickinson, Lee Baker, Jimmy Crosthwait and …
North Mississippi All-Stars, Beale Street Music Festival, 5/4/12
North Mississippi All-Stars, Beale Street Music Festival, 5/4/12
Luther and Cody Dickinson are sons of legendary Memphis producer Jim Dickinson, and they are the driving force behind the North Mississippi All-Stars. The rich Hill Country Blues legacy of Junior Kimbrough and R. L. Burnside and the fife-and-drum band music of Otha Turner all have contributed heavily to the All-Stars sound, and while the band is very much a Mississippi entity, it is also a Memphis one, and there is no more appropriate act to open the Beale Street Music Festival.Â
#44 Luther Dickinson and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band (by jdoggtn7)
At the Otha Turner Picnic at Gravel Springs, Mississippi, August 27, 2011
#31 Luther Dickinson with the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band (by jdoggtn7)
Luther Dickinson performs with the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band at the Otha Turner Picnic at Gravel Springs, Mississippi, August 27, 2011
The Rising Star Fife and Drum Band with Luther Dickinson and other friends at the Otha Turner Picnic, Gravel Springs, Mississippi, August 27, 2011
Luther Dickinson and Sharde Thomas are joined by the members of the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band at the Otha Turner Picnic, Gravel Springs, Mississippi, August 27, 2011.
Otha Turner’s granddaughter, Sharde Thomas has been the driving force in keeping the legacy of the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band going, and this year’s picnic attracted a number of well-known performers, including Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi All-Stars.
