JIM DICKINSON 50th Birthday Commiserative 16pg book RARE
Jim Dickinson
Commemorative Booklet
on the occasion of his 50th Birthday
1991
this item is a rare memento from an invitation-only celebration honoring Jim Dickinson. It includes numerous testimonies by legendary producers and musicians (Jerry Wexler, Stanley Booth, Huey Meaux, Bill Wyman) declaring the genius of Dickinson's work as a great rock 'n' roll producer. Rare photos of Dickinson's famous friends abound in this unique collectible.From Memphis, Dickinson started his career as an artist for Sun, worked with his group the Dixie Flyers on many great recordings (amongst them, Aretha's Spirit in the Dark), played piano on the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers, and released several praiseworthy albums of his own.In the 1970s he became known as a producer, recording Big Star's Third in 1974, as well as serving as co-producer with Alex Chilton on the 1979 Chilton album Like Flies on Sherbert. He has produced Willy DeVille, Green on Red, Mojo Nixon, The Replacements, Tav Falco's Panther Burns, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins, among many others, and in 1977 an aural documentary of Memphis' Beale Street, Beale Street Saturday Night, which featured performances by Sid Selvidge, Furry Lewis and Dickinson's band Mud Boy and the Neutrons. He has also worked with Ry Cooder, and played on Dylan's album Time Out of Mind.this 8.5 x11 inch booklet has 30 glossy pages,all pages have black & white photos and assorted text.This booklet is in VG+ condition:the soft gloss black covers have numerous finger smudges,visible from an angle (but not in these scans) No other marks. No tears or creases.
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