Jim Dickinson
1941-2009
Famed record producer and session pianist Jim Dickinson died today in
Memphis, TN after recovering from triple bypass heart surgery earlier
this summer, Commercial Appeal reports. He was 67 years old.
Whenever the likes of Bob Dylan or The Rolling Stones needed a pianist
on a track, Dickinson was a preferred player in the 1960s and 70s. He
played keys on the Stones’ “Wild Horses,” Aretha Franklin’s Spirit in
the Dark album, and dozens of other classic recordings. Dickinson is
perhaps even better known as a record producer, having produced Big
Star’s 3rd, The Replacements’ Pleased to Meet Me, Mudhoney’s Tomorrow
Hit, and many more.
His sons Cody and Luther Dickinson are famous musicians in their own
right as members of the North Mississippi Allstars.
“He had a great life, and he was a consummate family man,” Dickinson’s
wife, Mary, said. “He loved music and his family. And he loved Memphis
music, specifically."
1941-2009
Famed record producer and session pianist Jim Dickinson died today in
Memphis, TN after recovering from triple bypass heart surgery earlier
this summer, Commercial Appeal reports. He was 67 years old.
Whenever the likes of Bob Dylan or The Rolling Stones needed a pianist
on a track, Dickinson was a preferred player in the 1960s and 70s. He
played keys on the Stones’ “Wild Horses,” Aretha Franklin’s Spirit in
the Dark album, and dozens of other classic recordings. Dickinson is
perhaps even better known as a record producer, having produced Big
Star’s 3rd, The Replacements’ Pleased to Meet Me, Mudhoney’s Tomorrow
Hit, and many more.
His sons Cody and Luther Dickinson are famous musicians in their own
right as members of the North Mississippi Allstars.
“He had a great life, and he was a consummate family man,” Dickinson’s
wife, Mary, said. “He loved music and his family. And he loved Memphis
music, specifically."
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