Luther Dickinson - Rock 'n Roll Blues
LUTHER DICKINSON Rock 'n Roll Blues Dear Music Lovers — You all know Luther Dickinson from the North Mississipi Allstars — the world-boogie power trio that has been touring the world and breaking down barriers for more than a decade now. You may also know Luther from his work with the South Memphis String Band, or his two Grammy-nominated solo albums. New West Records has just released Luther's latest, ROCK 'n ROLL BLUES. Luther describes it as "folk country punk blues." It's acoustic guitar, upright bass, drums and vocals, recorded directly to 8-track tape at Zebra Ranch, the Dickinson family studio in Coldwater, Mississippi. Helping out are celebrated Memphis actress/singer-songwriter Amy Lavere (bass, vocals), Otha Turner's granddaughter Sharde Thomas (drums, fife, vocals), and longtime cohort Lightning Malcolm (bass, drums). By the way, these drums are just drums — there is not a cymbal on the entire record! ...