There may be a lot of guitarists today that claim the blues as their inspiration, but you don’t often see them stripping away all the clutter from their playing to expose the raw sound of an acoustic blues guitar. Luther Dickinson is a guitarist that made most of his fame as a rock guitarist in the Black Crowes and fronting the North Mississippi All Stars. But he’s also stripped away the rock distortion and exposed the raw blues playing that is at his core. Thankfully, he’s shared some of his acoustic music for all of us to enjoy, in addition to some of the rock shows he’s played recently. I collected a few videos to share with you today, the first from a Black Crowes performance on the Letterman Show, than a live set from the North Mississippi All Stars, and finally a glimpse into the raw acoustic blues at his core. I hope you enjoy this young guitarist as much as I have!
The Black Crowes were a rock music sensation when pop music was dominating the charts with auto-tuned junk. Check out their performance on the Letterman Show at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WuJXP4wvxU.
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Luther went on to front the North Mississippi All Stars as their guitarist and lead singer. Check out this live blues rock act at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlPGyVmFGvw.
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Finally, Luther Dickinson has taken an interesting path in his music career, from the Black Crowes and the North Mississippi All Stars, to the stripped down acoustic blues material he seem to really have a heart for. Enjoy one of his acoustic tracks at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdtQBVc8KOM.
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I hope you dug seeing this young guitarist really shred in a variety of settings. There’s more coming your way at Blues Guitar Unleashed, so stay tuned.
Thanks,
Griff
6 replies to "Keeping Blues Guitar In The Forefront With Luther Dickinson"
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Love the acoustic presentation on video three here. Inspirational technique!
Great post Griff!
Saw him with Tony Furtado at Riverbend in Chattanooga! Unforgettable, great!
Very entertaining as well as professional. Still love his guitar playing from the Black Crowes to now. Very impressive. Thanks for the joy of your music.
Peace.
Dave