Luther Dickinson
| Luther Dickinson | |
|---|---|
 Luther Dickinson playing guitar with The Black Crowes at the 2008 Newport Folk Festival. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 18, 1973 |
| Origin | Mississippi, United States |
| Genres |
Rock Blues |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Associated acts |
The Black Crowes North Mississippi Allstars The Word John Hiatt Phil Lesh and Friends |
| Notable instruments | |
| Electric guitar | |
Luther Andrews Dickinson (born January 18, 1973 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is the American lead guitarist and vocalist for the North Mississippi Allstars and for a time among the many lead guitarists for The Black Crowes. He hosts Guitar Xpress on the Video On Demand network Lifeskool.
Career
He was born in West Tennessee to Mary Lindsay and Jim Dickinson, 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 befriended the musical families of Otha Turner, R. L. Burnside, and Junior Kimbrough. They were the inspiration for Luther and Cody Dickinson to form the North Mississippi Allstars in 1996. The North Mississippi Allstars have been nominated for three Grammy Awards 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 The Black Crowes. His recording debut with the band was on Warpaint in 2008,[1] and he has since appeared on the 2009 Black Crowes release Before the Frost...Until the Freeze.[2] Dickinson was not asked to join The Black Crowes for their 2013 tour. [3] Dickinson currently tours with the North Mississippi Allstars and as a member of the Southern Soul Assembly.
In 2014, Gibson issued a signature model for him, the Luther Dickinson ES-335, with the most notable modification being the P-90 pickups replacing the standard humbuckers.[4]
Discography
as solo artist
- Hambone's Meditations (2012)
- Rock 'n Roll Blues (2014)
- Blues and Ballads: A Folksinger's Songbook, Vol. 1 & 2 (2016)
as Luther Dickinson & the Sons of Mudboy
- Onward and Upward (2009)
as David Hidalgo, Mato Nanji & Luther Dickinson
- 3 Skulls and The Truth (2012, Blues Bureau International)
with DDT
- Some of My Best Friends Are Blues (1994)
with Gutbucket
- Where's the Man with the Jive? (EP; 1996)
with Willy DeVille
- Horse of a Different Color (1999)
with Jim Dickinson
- Free Beer Tomorrow (2002)
- Jungle Jim and the Voodoo Tiger (2006)
with Jim Dickinson & The north Mississippi Allstars
- I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone (2012)
with John Hiatt
- Master of Disaster (2005)
- Same Old Man (2008)
with North Mississippi Allstars
- Shake Hands With Shorty (2000)
- 51 Phantom (2001)
- Polaris (2003)
- Hill Country Revue: Live at Bonnaroo (2004)
- Electric Blue Watermelon (2005)
- Hernando (2008)
- Do It Like We Used to Do (2009)
- Keys to the Kingdom (2011)
- World Boogie Is Coming (2013)
with The Black Crowes
- Warpaint (2007)
- Warpaint Live (2009)
- Before the Frost...Until the Freeze (2009)
- Croweology (2010)
- Wiser For The Time (2013) - Recorded in the tour "Say good bye to the bad guys - 2010 - NYC"
with The South Memphis String Band
- Home Sweet Home (2010)
- Old Times There... (2012)
with The Wandering
- Go On Now, You Can't Stay Here (2012)
with Shawn Lane
- The Tri-Tone Fascination (1999)
with The Word
References
- ↑ Drozdowski, Ted, Deep Roots: Black Crowes Guitarist Luther Dickinson August 2008, Gibson.com. Retrieved March 2011
- ↑ Grierson, Tim, Black Crowes Before the Frost Until the Freeze Review rock.about.com. Retrieved March 2011
- ↑ Berndtson, Chad Berndtson Interview | Chris Robinson Talks CRB, The Crowes & More Published 4/8/14 jambase.com
- ↑ Ross, Michael (March 2014). "Gibson Memphis Luther Dickinson ES-335". Guitar Player. pp. 118–19.