Hill Country Revue

HILL COUNTRY REVUE is THE modern blues band for the new generation. Formed by Cody Dickinson from The North Mississippi Allstars in 2008, it features Garry Burnside, Kirk Smithhart and Daniel Robert Coburn. The band is a collective of musicians from the fertile soil of North Mississippi who have grown up living the music. Often Duwayne Burnside, Chris Chew (of NMA) and other lauded musicians join the group. Hill Country Revue encompasses contemporary, modern blues for the new generation.As part of the North Mississippi Allstars Cody Dickinson has three Grammy nominated albums under their belt. He has shared the stage with artists as diverse as Kid Rock, Dave Matthews Band and Mavis Staples, and toured all over the world steadily since 1996, earning a legion of fans. Being RL Burnside’s youngest son as well as Junior Kimbrough’s protégé, Garry is a walking encyclopedia of Mississippi hill country blues. He grew up playing with Kimbrough every Sunday night in Junior’s world-famous juke joint- Garry is a prolific songwriter and a great performer. Kirk Smithhart was awarded The Albert King award for Best Guitarist by the Blues Foundation when he was only 19. Since then he has taken his cutting-edge blues guitar style to music lovers all over the world. He grew up in the vibrant blues scene around Jackson, Mississippi and has been turning heads in Memphis as the best new guitarist in town. Daniel Robert Coburn, born and raised in Flint MI, cut his teeth playing punk rock and hardcore. He eventually went back to his roots and formed Dixie Hustler in 2001. Dixie Hustler released their album "Self Titled" on Diamond D Records produced by Aaron Julison of Kid Rock and Cody Dickinson.