LUTHER DICKINSON – BLUES & BALLADS: A FOLKSINGER’S SONGBOOK VOLUMES I & II (ALBUM REVIEW)

Fans of The North Mississippi Allstars and perhaps even casual attendees of their shows may quickly recognize more than a few of the songs on Luther Dickinson’s musicological endeavor Blues & Ballads. But “Bang Bang Lulu” and “Shake (Yo Mama)” sound markedly different in the understated form in which they appear on A Folksinger’s Songbook Volumes I & II.