Mississippi Blues Trail Dickinson Family Marker, Hernando, Mississippi Editorial Image

In high school Dickinson sang and played piano in a rock band that covered blues, and while in college at Baylor and Memphis State he became deeply interested in folklore. He played a major role in the folk and blues revival scene in Memphis in the early ’60s as a performer–playing with Sleepy John Estes and Booker “Bukka” White–and in creating events including the Memphis Country Blues Festival.