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“There are cool cats and there are cool Memphis cats but no one, not
 Elvis, not Jerry Lee, not even the Wolf came close to epitomizing Memphis
 and cool like Jim Dickinson did. He was the Top Cat Daddy, an
 inspiration, a mentor and my friend.
If you knew his music and understood his role as one of the links between
 black and white culture and between blues and rock and roll, you know what
 I'm talking about. If he is unfamiliar to you, now's as good time as any
 to get to know him, even though he's checked out of the motel.”
--Joe Nick Patoski
For more about Jim go to
http://www.zebraranch.com
 http://joenickp.blogspot.com/2009/08/james-luther-dickinson.html

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Jim Dickinson: The Man Behind the Console (Trailer)

Robert Allen Parker and Nan Hackman did a great job on their short documentary film, "The Man Behind the Console," about Jim Dickinson's life as a music producer. The film won the Hometowner award for Best Short Documentary at the Indie Memphis Film Festival. The only problem with the film is that there needed to be more of it! Good job, Robert and Nan. The Dickinson family thanks you.


Trailer: Jim Dickinson: The Man Behind the Console from Meanwhile in Memphis on Vimeo.
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The Replacements - Alex Chilton on The Tonight Show

Back in September, The Replacements appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and played "Alex Chilton" from their 1987 release, Pleased To Meet Me, produced by Jim at Ardent Studios. Of course, another link to the song is Jim's involvement with Big Star's album, Third, featuring Alex Chilton.

Another factoid related to the Pleased To Meet Me album - a teenage Luther Dickinson plays guitar on one of the tracks ("Shooting Dirty Pool"). Luther tells a great story about the lyrics and being in the studio with The Replacements.

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