North Mississippi Allstars Drummer Cody Dickinson Releases Solo Debut Album
By Scott Bernstein Jul 8, 2016 • 12:31 pm PDT
North Mississippi Allstars founding member Cody Dickinson has today released his debut solo album, Leeway For The Freeway. Dickinson has issued the LP via his own Diamond D Records imprint and it’s currently available for purchase via iTunes and other retailers.
Leeway For The Freeway was produced by Dickinson’s mother – and wife of the late great producer/musician/songwriter, Jim Dickinson – Mary Lindsay Dickinson while she recovered from knee replacement surgery at his Mississippi home. Cody and Mary spent six weeks recording the LP last year in Dickinson’s kitchen, prompting her proud son to note, “her wisdom in rock ‘n’ roll is unparalleled.”
The album’s title track is its first single and features guitar work from Duane Betts and is said to be a love letter to the road inspired by Gregg Allman. Leeway For The Freeway also contains guest appearances from some of Cody’s longtime collaborators including Robert Randolph, John Medeski and Sharisse Norman as well as his brother Luther Dickinson. There’s also a light-hearted, dubstep-inspired (!) spin on “Johnny B. Goode.”
Watch the video for the LP’s first single, “Leeway For The Freeway” followed by the full album stream:
Leeway For The Freeway Tracklist
- Equinox Blues
- Boomer’s Story
- Leeway For The Freeway
- Heartache & Pain
- Been To The Mountaintop
- Wing & A Prayer
- Stranger
- Across The Borderline
- johnny B. Goode
- The Party’s Over
