North Mississippi Allstars Prayer For Peace (150 Gram Vinyl)

The North Mississippi Allstars celebrate their 20th anniversary (21st, actually) by going all the way back to their roots. Prayer for Peace is a set comprised mostly of blues and folk covers played by Luther & Cody Dickinson assisted by a cast of friends and longstanding collaborators. While five tracks were tracked at Grand Royal Studios in Memphis with co-producer Boo Mitchell, the remainder of the 11 tunes were cut all over the country with a host of guest musicians.The title track is an original deep blues tune with a slippery, funky backbeat. Longtime collaborator Sharde Thomas (granddaughter of blues pioneer Otha Turner and the leader of the Rising Star Fife & Drum Ensemble) adds a duet harmony vocal and her fife to Luther's shouting guitar, Cody's funky snare, and guest Oteil Burbridge's bumping bassline. The Allstars pay righteous homage to heroes here, too. The riotous take on R.L. Burnside's "Long Haired Doney" is one of three associated with the Delta bluesman -- who