JUNGLE JIM AND THE VOODOO TIGER - JAMES LUTHER DICKINSON
Kickoff tune “Red Neck Blue Collar” by Bob Frank perfectly represents Jim Dickinson’s rootsy individualism. The song depicts a working man too easily satisfied, never questioning his knee-jerk patriotism or the reasons his paycheck has “few dollars.” Abetted by his sons Luther (guitar) and Cody (drums) from North Mississippi Allstars, the gruff-voiced veteran session man and producer unearths heartrending beauties from lesser-known writers like Collin Wade Monk’s “Violin Bums,” Chuck Prophet’s “Somewhere Down the Road” and Little Rock singer/songwriter Greg Spradlin’s “Out of Blue.” Leaning on the pedal during this swell ride, there’s the giddy grit of Johnnie Taylor’s “Love Bone” (aka “Love Bones”), the 1949 Louisiana swing of “Hadacol Boogie” and even a detour to Brazil for “Samba De Orfeo” from “Black Orpheus.” That’s what we call the really deep South. Billboard
