North Mississippi Allstars
Formed: 1996
Years Active: 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, Country, Blues
Styles: Blues-Rock, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Modern Electric Texas Blues, Rock & Roll/Roots, Roots Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, American Trad Rock, Retro-Rock, Southern Rock, Hard Rock, Americana, Alt-Country, Alternative Country
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Moving into much rootsier territory than their former punk band DDT, brothers Luther (guitar, mandolin, vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, sampling) formed the North Mississippi Allstars in 1996 with bassist Chris Chew. The sons of legendary Memphis producer Jim Dickinson were born in Fayette County, TN, and their family later moved to northern Mississippi, where the boys soaked up the country blues sound of the region from artists like Mississippi Fred McDowell and R.L. Burnside. That became the chief inspiration for the Allstars, but the grou...
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