The late Memphis producer Jim Dickinson once called Jimbo Mathus “the singing
voice of Huck Finn.” Outside the South, Mathus is likely known as the ringleader
of the hyper-ragtime outfit Squirrel Nut Zippers. In his native Mississippi and
throughout the South, however, Mathus is the prolific songwriter of born‐in‐the‐
bone Southern music, the torchbearer for Deep South mythology and culture.
Think Delta highways, bowling‐pin Budweisers and “catfish music” for the masses.

Jimbo Mathus remai...