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.
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North Mississippi Allstars Lyrics
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51 Phantom 51 phantom, a boolegged man Known from the hills to the…
All Along I never had a clue I trusted you I can't believe you've…
All Night Long All night long Baby I heard you calling my name Junior I…
Bad Bad Pain When I was comin' up, had a bad, bad pain I…
Bang Bang Lulu Yeah I heard the doorbell rang I got a friend in…
Be So Glad I'll be so glad when the sun goes down (when…
Come Go With Me Left yah in the doorway screaming and crying Left (two fine…
Deep Blue Sea Deep blue sea baby deep blue sea Deep blue sea baby…
Down In Mississippi Far back as I can remember Either had to plow or Carry…
Drop Down Mama Drop down, mama, let your daddy see You got something reall…
Eaglebird Crazy 'bout the way my eaglebird fly Swing low and let…
Eyes I ain't never been to heaven But I've been told In heaven…
Freedom Highway (Roebuck "Pop" Staples) Marching on the freedom highway …
Goin' Down South Goin' down South, I'm going down South Goin' down South, I'…
Going Down South Goin' down South, I'm going down South Goin' …
Hear The Hills Hear the wind blowin way on top of the hill I…
Horseshoe Over the river on Horseshoe Lake Where they cause my poor…
How I Wish My Train Would Come It's so hard to struggle, it's hard to survive, It's a…
Hurry Up Sunrise Hurry up sunrise Hurry up sunrise See what tomorrow brings…
Jumper On the Line See my jumper on, hangin' out on the line Know by…
Keep the Devil Down Dirty Red's got his pockets full of them things Standing on…
LEAVIN When the evening sun goes down ? baby, and ramble on Don't…
Leavin' When the evening sun goes down ????? baby, and ramble on D…
Mean Ol' Wind Died Down Hear the wind blowin way on top of the hill I…
Meet Me in the City Meet me over in the city We'll make everything alright now…
Mississippi Boll Weevil He sees a little boweevil Sees him movin' in the, Lordie,…
Mizzip Play that funky music 'til the sun goes down People get…
Moonshine I hear cracked cymbals and the Queens of Africa Ashes to…
Never In All My Days It's just the one thing, Baby I wanna say to you It's…
Never Want To Be Kissed On a cold winter's day I wished I had stayed inside But…
No Mo (It aint the same no mo cause it ain't the same…
One to Grow On Don't let 'em make up your mind for ya Cause they're…
Otay (love) Love and music (Love and music does it) Feels so …
Po Black Maddie Po black Maddie got no change of clothes Fool got drunk…
Rollin 'n Tumblin Well, I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night…
Rooster's Blues It's a dirty job but don't make me do it. Your gonna…
Shake Tell you about a thing That's been passed down Grandma tau…
Shake 'Em Put 'em down, put 'em down Put 'em down, good Lordy Put…
Shake ‘Em Tell you about a thing That's been passed down Grandma taugh…
Shake' Em On Down Put 'em down, put 'em down Put 'em down, good Lordy Put…
Skinny Woman I don't want skinny woman, I don't want skinny woman Meat…
Snake Drive It's so hard to struggle, it's hard to survive, It's a…
Snakes In My Bushes Snakes in my bushes, hanging down from the trees Snakes in…
Soldier Sitting on the roof, no help has come Floods overflowing H…
Someday Baby When you squeeze me baby You make me hollar whoa whoa…
Station Blues It was in the spring Some sunny day My baby left me She…
Stompin' My Foot Last time I seen you in this place You turn your…
Storm It had been still all day Not a breeze in the…
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again Oh, the ragman draws circles Up and down the block. I'd ask…
Sugartown Here I am in Sugartown Up on Sugarhill Gonna shake the sug…
Take Yo Time Rodney I don′t know how can a woman Do a man so…
Teasin' Brown We'll make it down on the floor Make it long and…
Up Over Yonder Headed out walkin', nobody by my side You see me allow…
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lyrics:
Grew up a Mississippi hippie tripping LSD
Smoking stems and seeds, drinking mushroom tea
We drinking mushroom tea
We're drinking mushroom tea
Here's to the Mississippi hippies tripping LSD
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Smoking them things with our friends
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Extension cords out the window of RL's single-wide
Singing through a Peavey, sounding good outside
He's sounding good outside
Yeah, cords out the window of RL's single-wide
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Singing the blues with our friends
Yeah, we be up and rolling
We love to play these hill country blues 'til you satisfied
We out on the road, Lord knows, we all love to
Yeah, we love to
We never satisfied
We out on the road but our home's the hilly countryside
The hills be up and rolling
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Out in the streets with our friends
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Grew up a Mississippi hippie tripping LSD
Smoking stems in season, drinking mushroom tea
Drinking mushroom tea
We're drinking mushroom tea
Here's to the Mississippi hippies tripping LSD
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Smoking them things with our friends
Yeah, old school representin'
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Yeah, we be up and rolling
Yeah, we be up and rolling
@dfritz4524
The entire album is incredible!
@colinneal3069
Cody Dickinson(drummer) makes the most simple grooves sound great it’s insane
@ARdave311
Do you know the name of the woman? She sounds incredible
@melodymakermark
He does indeed. This song isn’t a good representation, but on some stuff they do I hear some Mitch Mitchel influence.
@marksutube
And he can make the groove sound great with the most limited kit imaginable.
@masonwoltz4351
@David Ulmer her name is Sharrisse Norman.
@donnieblue1007dm
@Mark McLaughlin IMHO What sets him apart for me is the heavy use of the toms and easy on the snare. And this tune is my new favorite from the old stars.✌
@LeoPoole
I’ve been listening to this constantly since the first day it came out. I was so sad it wasn’t on Spotify because that’s all I really use, but today I looked it up again for probably the 15th time and I was ecstatic to see it’s up!! Y’all are great. People might be saying the lyrics are cheesy but I heavily relate 🍄🌚
@richardkeitel7207
they play it all the time in the phish radio station on spotify, its how i heard the song for the first time
@jacqdaniels9093
I found this one after learning of a good cover, meet me in the city. On YouTube of course, now in my spotify music list.