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Cody Dickinson
(August 2005 Issue)
Bubbling Up From North
Mississippi His father is
producer Jim Dickinson [Stones, Aretha, Replacements], so what did you
expect? Young Cody,
drummer for The North Mississippi Allstars, hasn't
abandoned his dad's tradition of reverently rendering
American
folkloric styles. Along the way, he's brought a little punk to the
table, too.
The Mississippi Allstars
are touring in support of Shake Hands
With Shorty, an album that twitches with energy, reflecting Cody's
exuberant
personality. "I'm so happy," he beams. "I've met so many
fantastic, kind musicians who want to do nothing but help
each other.
I've got to mention Stanton Moore, the drummer from Galactic. We opened
twenty-five shows for them. And
then there's Matt Abts from Gov't Mule,
and Jeff Sipe - I met him through playing with Shawn Lane. That's
also
how I met Ginger Baker's son, Kofi. I was a skinny eighteen-year-old
kid and he was this twenty-six-year-old
loud-talking drummer guy. He
got me lifting weights and eating right to build stamina."
No question, Cody Dickinson
is coming from an interesting
place. On The Mississippi Allstars album, you hear a crunchy, short
snare sound reminiscent of
Al Jackson, and a killer DW zebra stripe
floor tom that sustains forever. Cody knows how to shuffle, when to
rock, and where
to thrash a little, and he'll be doing it all across
America and Europe in the coming months, headlining or opening
for
Filter.
T. Bruce Wittet
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