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Jim Dickinson
12+ albums
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James Luther "Jim" Dickinson (November 15, 1941 - August 15, 2009) was an American record producer, pianist, and singer who fronted, among others, the Memphis based band, Mudboy and the Neutrons. Artist Biography below via AllMusic - by Craig Harris. The name James Luther Dickinson may not be well-known but the sound of his piano and organ certainly are. Together with his group the Dixie Flyers, house band at the Atlantic-owned Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, FL, Dickinson accompanied such stellar artists as Aretha Franklin, Carmen McRae, Delaney & Bonnie, Dee Dee Warwick, Jerry Jeff Walker, Ronnie Hawkins, Sam & Dave, Sam the Sham, Brook Benton, Lulu, and (Little) Esther Phillips. His piano playing was also heard on recordings by the Flaming Groovies, Albert King, Ronnie Milsap, Eric Quincy Tate, Petula Clark, Maria Muldaur, and Duane Allman. Dickinson has been equally effective as a producer. Since making his production debut with Dan Penn's Emmet the Singing Ranger Live in the Woods, he's gone on to oversee recordings by Ry Cooder, Alex Chilton, Jason & the Scorchers, Green on Red, the Replacements, Primal Scream, Mudhoney, and Rocket from the Crypt. Dickinson has maintained a much lower profile as a recording artist. His debut solo album, Dixie Fried, which featured Dr. John on piano and an uncredited Eric Clapton on guitar, was released in 1972. Although he and Dixie Fried guitarist/vocalist Charlie Freeman formed a new group, Mud Boys & the Neutrons in the e
top songs
albums
Fishing With Charlie, And Other Selected Readings
A thousand footprints in the sand
Dixie Fried
It Came from Memphis
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It Came From Memphis: The Legendary Sounds Of Memphis
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The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1997
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Who Knows What Tomorrow Might Bring
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The Record Shop: 30 Years of Rough Trade Shops (disc 2)
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Murder On Your Ears
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Memphis Rent Party
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Free Beer Tomorrow
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Dinosaurs Run In Circles