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To all the Friends of Thacker Mountain Radio:

As many of you may already know, we lost one of the most integral (and joyous) members of our radio show family on August 15 with the passing of our beloved Jim Dickinson. Jim was the piano player in the Yalobushwhackers, our house band, but more than that, he brought intelligence, humor and an innate soulfulness to our show and to our lives. We invite you to listen to Mississippi Public Broadcasting (90.3FM in Oxford) this Saturday, August 22, at 7PM for a special show featuring a full hour of Jim playing and singing with the Thacker band. Our fall season starts on September 3 when we will attempt to move forward, but this Saturday, we’re going to look back, not with tears, but with grateful memories. As Jim might say, “So sit back, put some gin in your glass and dig it.” Thanks for listening- Jim Dees, host of Thacker Mountain Radio P.S. World Boogie is Coming!

MPB reporter Ron Brown visited the Delta Music Institute Summer Camp earlier this week and produced a great feature on our camp. Here's a link to listen to his report...thanks, Ron!