North Mississippi Allstars Biography
Birth Name: NULL
Born: NULL
Birth Place: Hernando, Mississippi, USA
Died: NULL
Years Active: 1996 – present
Genres: Southern Rock, Blues-rock, Jam Band
Born: NULL
Birth Place: Hernando, Mississippi, USA
Died: NULL
Years Active: 1996 – present
Genres: Southern Rock, Blues-rock, Jam Band
North Mississippi Allstars is a Southern rock/blues jam band from Hernando, Mississippi, founded in 1996. The band is composed of brothers Luther Dickinson (guitar, vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, keyboards, electric washboard), and Chris Chew (electric bass guitar). In addition to the guitar, Dickinson also plays a cigar box guitar called the "lowebow." Duwayne Burnside] who formerly played second guitar in the band, is a son of R. L. Burnside (who also played on some of the band's tracks).
Allstars' first release, ''Shake Hands With Shorty'', was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Album". Since then, ''51 Phantom'' and ''Electric Blue Watermelon'' have received nominations in that same category. The group also won a Blues Music Award for "Best New Artist Debut" in 2001.
The band made their network television debute in 2000 on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''. They also served as the house band for a short period in 2004 on ''Last Call with Carson Daly''.
The band now backs up and tours with John Hiatt. They have released an album with him entitled ''Master of Disaster''. All the members of the Allstars have also teamed up with Robert Randolph and John Medeski to form The Word.
In November 2007, Luther Dickinson joined The Black Crowes as lead guitarist, and has appeared on their albums ''Warpaint'' (2008) and ''Before the Frost...Until the Freeze'' (2009). Luther Dickinson currently devotes his time to both the Black Crowes and the North Mississippi Allstars. Cody Dickinson and Chris Chow have started a new side project, called Hill Country Revue, featuring Daniel Coburn, Kirk Smithhart, and Ed Cleveland. They are sometimes joined by Luther Dickinson and members of the Burnside family.
Luther and Cody Dickinson's father was the Southern musician and record producer, Jim Dickinson. He, besides releasing music in his own name, worked with Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Primal Scream. Jim Dickinson also set up the Zebra Ranch recording studio complex during the 1990s, in Hernando, Mississippi. His career spanned over four decades before he died on August 15, 2009.
Allstars' first release, ''Shake Hands With Shorty'', was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Blues Album". Since then, ''51 Phantom'' and ''Electric Blue Watermelon'' have received nominations in that same category. The group also won a Blues Music Award for "Best New Artist Debut" in 2001.
The band made their network television debute in 2000 on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''. They also served as the house band for a short period in 2004 on ''Last Call with Carson Daly''.
The band now backs up and tours with John Hiatt. They have released an album with him entitled ''Master of Disaster''. All the members of the Allstars have also teamed up with Robert Randolph and John Medeski to form The Word.
In November 2007, Luther Dickinson joined The Black Crowes as lead guitarist, and has appeared on their albums ''Warpaint'' (2008) and ''Before the Frost...Until the Freeze'' (2009). Luther Dickinson currently devotes his time to both the Black Crowes and the North Mississippi Allstars. Cody Dickinson and Chris Chow have started a new side project, called Hill Country Revue, featuring Daniel Coburn, Kirk Smithhart, and Ed Cleveland. They are sometimes joined by Luther Dickinson and members of the Burnside family.
Luther and Cody Dickinson's father was the Southern musician and record producer, Jim Dickinson. He, besides releasing music in his own name, worked with Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Primal Scream. Jim Dickinson also set up the Zebra Ranch recording studio complex during the 1990s, in Hernando, Mississippi. His career spanned over four decades before he died on August 15, 2009.
Browse More Music:
