June 19, 2012:

James Luther (Jim) Dickinson's first and only live record with sons Luther and Cody plus Chris Chew of the North Mississippi Allstars, and Jimmy Davis on rhythm guitar is being released on July 3, 2012. The CD is called, "I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone." It was recorded at the New Daisy Theater in Memphis. It's probably Jim and the boys' BEST live performance ever. Jimmy Davis puts them over the top. Great sound, pickin', and Jim is on fire.

To make this more fun, Zebra Ranch is offering a pre-release purchase contest until July 3 to win FREE cds. Order "I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone" from the Zebra Ranch Store before July 3, and you will automatically be entered in a drawing to win the contest. The prize is 3 more CDs of your choice from the Zebra Ranch Store absolutely FREE! This includes Luther's Grammy nominated tribute to his dad, "Onward and Upward."

Whoever orders a vinyl copy of "I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone" will receive 3 extra cds of his/her choice for free.

All CDs and vinyl purchased from the Zebra Ranch Store including the winners will be shipped on July 3. Can't beat this with a stick! Be there or be square! World boogie is coming!

February 4, 2011:

North Mississippi Allstars new album, Keys to the Kingdom, is Luther and Cody's rollicking, rowdy, heartfelt and passionate homage to their dad, Jim Dickinson. Visit NMA's website and The Bluff (NMA's fan message board) for features including KTTK's reviews and lyrics threads. Fun!

World boogie is coming!

January 22, 2011:

Jim Dickinson was inducted (in absentia) into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame last week, along with "Big Joe" Williams, Elmore James, David Banner, Rufus Thomas, MTV founder Bob Pittman, blues historian Gayle Dean Wardlow, and others.

January 1, 2011: News Flash

Onward and Upward, by Luther Dickinson and the Sons of Mudboy, has been nominated for a Grammy in the Traditional Folk category. The acoustic gospel record was recorded as a tribute to Jim Dickinson, at the Zebra Ranch live to two-track tape. No Depression's Adam Sheets' 10 Best Albums of the Year includes "Onward and Upward" @ #2

2. Luther Dickinson & the Sons of Mudboy -Onward and Upward

On the surface, this album should be nothing to write home about. It was recorded in a single day with no rehearsals or overdubs and the songs are all traditional gospel numbers we've heard a thousand times, played in the acoustic folk style we're used to hearing them in. Yet this record manages to overcome all of that and land towards the top of the pile by pure emotion. This is probably due to the circumstances of the recording: Dickinson- perhaps best known as a member of the Black Crowes and the North Mississippi Allstars- called together some friends and family members just three days after the death of his father, the legendary producer Jim Dickinson, and they played some of Jim's favorite gospel tunes as a tribute. The result is an album made without money, fame, or even artistry in mind. All Luther cared about on this album was playing the music that he loved and, as a result, it is impossible not to love this album.

Adam Sheets, No Depression - December 8, 2010

Swampland - Mary Lindsay Dickinson Interviews

Click Here for the First Installment
of the Mary Lindsay Dickinson Interview

The Zebra Ranch isn't for everybody but if you appreciate Jim Dickinson's sound, it's still here. Read the first installment of an interview series Jim Calemine from Swampland is writing with Mary Lindsay Dickinson about the legend living on....

Six Degrees of Swampland: The Dickinson Family

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An amazing collection of interviews and articles on all things Dickinson that have appeared on the Swampland site over the years. Sit down and settle back for some great reading on people and things near and dear to the Zebra Ranch.


Zebra Ranch Photo Essay
by Robert "Nighthawk" Tooms

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Click Here for Part 2 of a Unique Virtual Tour of Zebra Ranch

The Reba Russell Band is recording at Zebra Ranch Studios and this pictorial by their keyboardist is a visit to the Zebra Ranch like you've never seen it before.


Home Sweet Home
South Memphis String Band
(Luther Dickinson, Jimbo Mathus, and the mighty Alvin Youngblood Hart)



CD is now available at the Zebra Ranch Store.
Home Sweet Home Vinyl is coming soon!

"If you don't dig this, there is seriously something wrong with you."
-Jim Dickinson


Onward and Upward
Luther Dickinson and The Sons of Mudboy



Available in CD and VINYL

To order the CD or VINYL, please visit the STORE PAGE to conveniently order using Paypal.

"Jim would have loved the rough edges, determined joy and especially Luther's solo original, 'Let It Roll,' written that day and performed like it came straight from a Son House Paramount-label 78."
-David Fricke, Rolling Stone

Check out the REVIEWS of Onward and Upward on the Reviews page.


Dinosaurs Run in Circles from Jim Dickinson
Released on Memphis International Records, May 2009



"Sort of like the sky: dark one moment, full of light another, thundering and blowing you away awhile, then sending breezes of ramshackle-rigged transcendent grace to raise and deliver you from it all."

Nick Tosches
From the liner notes to "Dinosaurs Run in Circles"

"Lately I've been thinking about Jim Dickinson and how good it would have been to have him here."

Bob Dylan
Chronicles, Volume One

Jim Dickinson- receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award for Engineering and Production from the Americana Music Association, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, 2007.

Killers From Space was recorded at the Zebra Ranch with Luther and Cody. It escaped from Memphis International Records, October, 2007.

Jungle Jim and the Voodoo Tiger