Jim Dickinson

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Jim Dickinson is an American record producer, pianist and singer. He was born James Luther Dickinson in Little Rock, Arkansas, November 15,1941, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee at an early age. <p>After attending school at Baylor University, he returned to Memphis and played on recording sessions for Bill Justis, and at Chips Moman's American Studios. In the late 1960s, Dickinson joined with fellow Memphis musicians Charlie Freeman, Mike Utley, Tommy McClure and Sammy Creason; this group became known as the "Dixie Flyers" and provided backup for musicians recording for Atlantic Records. Perhaps their best-known work was for Aretha Franklin's 1970 Spirit in the Dark. Dickinson also played piano on The Rolling Stones' 1969 "Wild Horses" and on The Flamin Groovies' 1971 "Teenage Head" album." In 1972 he released his first solo album, Dixie Fried, which was a free-wheeling mixture of songs by Bob Dylan, Carl Perkins and Furry Lewis. <p>In the 1970s he became known as a producer, recording ...