| Playlist 27th August |
MYSTERY TRAIN“Roots Music With Soul”w/Sista Marywww.bayfm.org (streaming online)Features: JIM DICKINSON + WILLY DeVILLESong/Writer/Performer/Album/Release Date/Label 1. MYSTERY TRAIN – (by Herman Parker/Sam Phillips) Elvis, Scotty & Bill (Sun single #223, Aug. 1955) ‘The Sun Records Collection’ 1994 Rhino Records 2. LAST TRAIN TO MEMPHIS – (by The Band/Bobby Charles/Levon Helm) The Band w/Eric Clapton ‘Jubilation’ 1998 River North 3. BACK TO MEMPHIS – (by Chuck Berry) Alvin Youngblood Hart ‘Start With The Soul’ (Produced by Jim Dickinson) 2000 RykoDisc Feature: JAMES LUTHER DICKINSON a.k.a. EAST MEMPHIS SLIM 15/11/1941 – 15/08/2009www.zebraranch.com4. MEMPHIS SHAKEDOWN – Memphis Jug Band ‘Harry Smith’s Anthology Of American Folk Music’ Vol. 4 2000 Revenant Records 5. CADILLAC MAN – (by Tommy Minga) The Jesters featuring Jim Dickinson on lead vocals & piano (Sun single #400, Feb. 1966) The Sun Records Collection 1994 Rhino 6. WILD HORSES – (by Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) The Rolling Stones w/Jim Dickinson on tack piano ‘Sticky Fingers’ (Recorded clandestinely in Muscle Shoals 1969) 1971 Virgin Records Jim Dickinson & writer Stanley Booth put together The Dixie Flyers in 1970 – featuring Charlie Freeman, Mike Utley, Tommy McClure & Sammy Creason. They became Jerry Wexler’s house band at Criteria Studios in Miami. 7. SPIRIT IN THE DARK – Aretha Franklin w/The Dixie Flyers ‘Spirit In The Dark’ 1970/1986 Atlantic 8. SOUL SHAKE – (by Smith Lewis) Delaney & Bonnie w/The Dixie Flyers & Memphis Horns 1970 ‘The Best Of Delaney & Bonnie’ 1990 Rhino Records In 1971, Jim Dickinson collaborated with Ry Cooder on ‘Into the Purple Valley’, the first of a series of solo albums & soundtracks with the brilliant guitarist. In 1972, he issued his first solo album ‘Dixie Fried’; around that time he also formed Mud Boy & The Neutrons, a legendary local band featuring Sid Selvidge, Lee Baker & Jimmy Crosswait. 9. CROSSROADS – (by Robert Johnson) Ry Cooder w/Jim Dickinson on piano ‘Crossroads’ S/T 1986 Warner Brothers 10. NITTY GRITTY MISSISSIPPI – (by Fred Burch/Donald Hill) Ry Cooder w/Jim Dickinson on lead vocals & piano ‘Crossroads’ S/T 1986 Warner Brothers 11. MONEY TALKS – (by Sir Mack Rice) Mud Boy & The Neutrons ‘They Walk Among Us’ 1995 Koch International Much of Dickinson’s reputation rests on his production of Big Star’s ‘Third/Sister Lovers’, which has been described as “the sound of a band falling apart”. It wasn’t released till 1992, but bootlegs assured it’s reputation among a new generation of bands like The Replacements. He worked several times with Alex Chilton after that. 12. TROUBLE DON’T LAST – (by Eddie Jones) Alex Chilton w/Jim Dickinson on piano ‘High Priest’ 1987 Big Time Records 13. IN YOUR MIND – Johnny Cash w/Jim Dickinson on piano, Ry Cooder & Steve Earle on guitars ‘Dead Man Walking’ S/T 1995 Columbia/Sony 14. LOVE SICK – Bob Dylan w/Jim Dickinson on keyboards ‘Time Out Of Mind’ (Produced by Daniel Lanois) 1997 Columbia Feature: WILLY DeVILLE 27/08/1953 - 6/10/2009Willy got Jim Dickinson to produce his ‘Horse Of A Different Colour’ 1999. It featured many of Dickinson’s cohorts – David Hood, Roger Hawkins & Spooner Oldham, members of the Neutrons & his sons Luther & Cody.15. ACROSS THE BORDERLINE – (by Ry Cooder/John Hiatt/Jim Dickinson) Willy DeVille w/Jim Dickinson on wurlitzer 16. LAY ME DOWN EASY – Willy DeVille w/Jim Dickinson on wurlitzer 17. GOIN’ OVER THE HILL – (by Fred McDowall) Willy DeVille w/Luther Dickinson on electric slide & The Tate Country Singers 18. ONE LOVE, ONE LIFETIME – (by Willy DeVille/Sal Bernardi) Willy DeVille w/Jim Dickinson on vibes 19. NEEDLES AND PINS – (by Sonny Bono/Jack Nitzsche) Willy DeVille w/Jim Dickinson on mellotron & moog 20. 18 HAMMERS – (by Jack Butler/Philip Moore) Willy DeVille w/Jim Dickinson on electric piano 21. BACON FAT – (by Andre Williams/Dorothy Brown) Willy DeVille w/Jim Dickinson on piano 22. J.C’s NEW YORK CITY BLUES – James Luther Dickinson ‘Free Beer Tomorrow’ 2002 Artemis Records 23. WELL OF LOVE – (by Eddie Hinton) James Luther Dickinson ‘Free Beer Tomorrow’ 2002 Artemis Records 24. K. C. JONES (ON THE ROAD AGAIN) – (by Furry Lewis) North Mississippi All Stars w/Jim Dickinson on piano ‘Shake Hands With Shorty’ 1999 Tone-Cool Records 25. THUNDERBIRD – John Hiatt ‘Master Of Disaster’ (Produced by Jim Dickinson) 2005 New West Records 26. AIN’T NO MORE CANE – (by Robbie Robertson) John Hiatt & North Mississippi All Stars ‘Endless Highway: The Music Of The Band’ Bonus Disc 27. NATURE BOY – (by Tommy Hull) – James Luther Dickinson ‘Killers From Space’ 2007 Memphis International Records 28. LEAVIN’ – North Mississippi All Stars ’51 Phantom’ (Produced by Jim Dickinson) 2001 Tone-Cool Records The best Australian “Roots” magazine RHYTHMS www.rhythms.com.au One Year Subscription will be given away to a lucky subscriber on this program next week. Thank you for supporting "Roots Music".
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