North Mississippi Allstars is an American rock/blues jam band from Hernando… Read Full Bio ↴North Mississippi Allstars is an American 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). Duwayne Burnside, who formerly played second guitar in the band, is a son of R.L. Burnside (who has also played on some of the band's tracks).
The 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 has been the backing band for John Hiatt, including appearing on the album "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), Before the Frost...Until the Freeze (2009) and Croweology (2010). Luther Dickinson currently devotes his time to both the Black Crowes and the North Mississippi Allstars. Cody Dickinson has also started a side project, Hill Country Revue, featuring Daniel Coburn, Kirk Smithhart, Doc Samba and Ed Cleveland. They are sometimes joined by Luther Dickinson and members of the Burnside family. They have released two albums, Make A Move (2009) and Zebra Ranch (2010),
The mid-90s were a special time for modern Mississippi country blues. RL Burnside, Jr. Kimbrough, Otha Turner and their musical families were at their peak; touring the world, making classic records and doing the all-night boogie at Jr's Juke Joint and Otha's BBQ Goat picnics -- the music and the culture rich as the black Mississippi dirt. Brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson soaked up the music of their father, Jim Dickinson, and absorbed the North Mississippi Blues legacy while playing and shaking it down at the juke joints with their blues ancestors. Luther (guitar and vocals) and Cody (drums and vocals) joined up with bassist Chris Chew to form the core of their own band, The North Mississippi Allstars. Through the filter of generations of Mississippi Blues men, the Allstars pioneered their own blues-infused rock and roll and continue to do so.
The band hit the road with the release of their first record, Shake Hands With Shorty, Grammy-nominated for “Best Contemporary Blues Album.” Bringing their hill country blues-infused rock & roll to stages all over the country and the world (including multiple tours in Europe and Asia), the Allstars quickly gained a loyal fan base, and to date have released six full-length albums. The bands’s third record, Phantom Record also received a Grammy nod.
Electric Blue Watermelon, their third album to receive a Grammy nomination, embodies the Allstars’ own sound. It reflects the band’s old times and lives growing up in their musical community in North Mississippi. “The record holds to the folk tradition of oral history,” as Luther Dickinson puts it. “Electric Blue Watermelon celebrates the lives and legends of men who are folk heroes in my community. If the traditions are passed down and kept alive, they can’t help but mutate and change.” Electric Blue Watermelon is certainly a departure from the blues tradition, but it is a record that reaches in the future and back into the past. It’s loud psychedelic southern folk rock blues.
The 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 has been the backing band for John Hiatt, including appearing on the album "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), Before the Frost...Until the Freeze (2009) and Croweology (2010). Luther Dickinson currently devotes his time to both the Black Crowes and the North Mississippi Allstars. Cody Dickinson has also started a side project, Hill Country Revue, featuring Daniel Coburn, Kirk Smithhart, Doc Samba and Ed Cleveland. They are sometimes joined by Luther Dickinson and members of the Burnside family. They have released two albums, Make A Move (2009) and Zebra Ranch (2010),
The mid-90s were a special time for modern Mississippi country blues. RL Burnside, Jr. Kimbrough, Otha Turner and their musical families were at their peak; touring the world, making classic records and doing the all-night boogie at Jr's Juke Joint and Otha's BBQ Goat picnics -- the music and the culture rich as the black Mississippi dirt. Brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson soaked up the music of their father, Jim Dickinson, and absorbed the North Mississippi Blues legacy while playing and shaking it down at the juke joints with their blues ancestors. Luther (guitar and vocals) and Cody (drums and vocals) joined up with bassist Chris Chew to form the core of their own band, The North Mississippi Allstars. Through the filter of generations of Mississippi Blues men, the Allstars pioneered their own blues-infused rock and roll and continue to do so.
The band hit the road with the release of their first record, Shake Hands With Shorty, Grammy-nominated for “Best Contemporary Blues Album.” Bringing their hill country blues-infused rock & roll to stages all over the country and the world (including multiple tours in Europe and Asia), the Allstars quickly gained a loyal fan base, and to date have released six full-length albums. The bands’s third record, Phantom Record also received a Grammy nod.
Electric Blue Watermelon, their third album to receive a Grammy nomination, embodies the Allstars’ own sound. It reflects the band’s old times and lives growing up in their musical community in North Mississippi. “The record holds to the folk tradition of oral history,” as Luther Dickinson puts it. “Electric Blue Watermelon celebrates the lives and legends of men who are folk heroes in my community. If the traditions are passed down and kept alive, they can’t help but mutate and change.” Electric Blue Watermelon is certainly a departure from the blues tradition, but it is a record that reaches in the future and back into the past. It’s loud psychedelic southern folk rock blues.
Be So Glad
North Mississippi Allstars Lyrics
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I'll be so glad when the sun goes down (when the sun goes down)
I'll be so glad when the sun goes down (when the sun goes down)
There's a rainbow around my shoulder, ain't gonna rain on me (ain't gonna rain on me)
There's a rainbow around my shoulder, ain't gonna rain on me (ain't gonna rain on me)
And I'll be so glad when the sun goes down
[be so glad when the sun goes down, when the sun goes down]
I ain't all that sleepy but I wanna lie down (I wanna lie down)
I ain't all that sleepy but I wanna lie down (I wanna lie down)
I wanna lay down now baby, I wanna lie down (I wann lie down)
I ain't all that sleepy but I wanna lie down
Well I'll be so glad when the sun goes down
[be so glad when the sun goes down, when the sun goes down]
Oh when the moon begins to shine
Rain like silver, shine like gold
Rap: yeah right, but I'll try my best
[B-U-R-N-S-I-D-E wanna be
..........
help my bub, but don't you know why I wanna be so glad when the sun goes down
make a livin' when I was out
The North Mississippi Allstars would I really be claiming it in
Don't you know I'm really banging this thing in gated to win
Represent by David Malone up in the Parchman right now it really be his home
But now you know when we come back on the set
Don't you know we be banging I'll be so glad when the sun goes down
Cause my head be ringing, huh, It's kinda how when you are hit on the prison yard
Beating and making a living for these fucking guards]
Well I made you a livin' when I was free
I'm in a world of trouble you wanna write to me
Well I'll be so glad when the sun goes down
be so glad when the sun goes down, when the sun goes down
now what?
I'll be so glad when the sun goes down (when the sun goes down)
There's a rainbow around my shoulder, ain't gonna rain on me (ain't gonna rain on me)
There's a rainbow around my shoulder, ain't gonna rain on me (ain't gonna rain on me)
And I'll be so glad when the sun goes down
[be so glad when the sun goes down, when the sun goes down]
I ain't all that sleepy but I wanna lie down (I wanna lie down)
I wanna lay down now baby, I wanna lie down (I wann lie down)
I ain't all that sleepy but I wanna lie down
Well I'll be so glad when the sun goes down
[be so glad when the sun goes down, when the sun goes down]
Oh when the moon begins to shine
Rain like silver, shine like gold
Rap: yeah right, but I'll try my best
[B-U-R-N-S-I-D-E wanna be
..........
help my bub, but don't you know why I wanna be so glad when the sun goes down
make a livin' when I was out
The North Mississippi Allstars would I really be claiming it in
Don't you know I'm really banging this thing in gated to win
Represent by David Malone up in the Parchman right now it really be his home
But now you know when we come back on the set
Don't you know we be banging I'll be so glad when the sun goes down
Cause my head be ringing, huh, It's kinda how when you are hit on the prison yard
Beating and making a living for these fucking guards]
Well I made you a livin' when I was free
I'm in a world of trouble you wanna write to me
Well I'll be so glad when the sun goes down
be so glad when the sun goes down, when the sun goes down
now what?
The lyrics of North Mississippi Allstars' "Be So Glad" are a mix of blues and rap, and they evoke the feeling of longing for the end of the day, the moment of rest and relaxation. The phrase "I'll be so glad when the sun goes down" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the singer's eagerness to rest. The lyrics also contain a reference to a rainbow around the shoulder, which could be interpreted as a sign of hope or good luck, stating that no rain will fall on the singer. The overall message of the song could be seen as an analogy to life struggles and the daily grind, conveying the idea that anyone can face challenges and long for a break.
The song is a blend of various genres, starting with the traditional blues chord structure, but also including rap elements. The song features a traditional Mississippi blues guitar sound, but also includes electric guitar riffs and a modern drum beat. The rap section, while not traditional blues fare, adds a contemporary edge to the song and speaks to the influence of hip-hop on modern music. The lyrics are a mix of classic blues themes of pain and longing, combined with a modern twist, reflecting the cultural diversity of the Mississippi Delta region where the band is from.
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