Jim Dickinson: Earth Father
Robert Gordon, MOJO, October 1994
Backwoods, Mississippi. Home to Jim Dickinson, the revered producer and professional redneck whose work spans the story of Southern music from Sun Records to Big Star via the Stones, Ry Cooder and The Flamin' Groovies. "A record retains your soul. Many people don't understand that." By Robert Gordon.
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