For the past year or so, guitarist Joey Williams has been closing North Mississippi Allstars shows with Bishop Neal Roberson’s “Don’t Let The Devil Ride.” That made it a natural pick for Still Shakin’ (New West), the durable collective’s first LP in three years.
“We wanted to capture that spirit for the album,” says Luther Dickinson, who co-founded the Allstars with his brother, Cody, back in 1996.
Out June 6, Still Shakin’ is being billed as a “celebration” of the North Mississippi Allstars’ acclaimed 2000 debut, Shake Hands With Shorty. It also offers obvious proof that they haven’t lost a step in a quarter century.
For their 12th album, the Dickinsons welcomed three newbies with legendary pedigrees: Robert Kimbrough (youngest son of Junior), Duwayne Burnside (son of R.L.) and Grahame Lesh (son of late Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh). It’s the “sacred” pedal steel of Kashia Hunter, another fresh face, that gives “Don’t Let The Devil Ride” its spiritual edge. Allstar regulars include the Dickinsons, Williams (Blind Boys Of Alabama) and Rayfield “Ray Ray” Holloman (Eminem, Ne-Yo).
We’re proud to premiere “Don’t Let The Devil Ride.”
—Hobart Rowland
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