Dez Dickerson (born Desmond D'andrea Dickerson in 1955) is an American guitarist and singer who was a member of Prince's former band, The Revolution.
A veteran of numerous Minneapolis rock bands, Dickerson answered Prince's call for a touring musician in the Twin Cities Reader, a local entertainment paper, in 1979. After a 15 minute audition in the back of Del's Tire Mart, Dickerson was pickeds guitarist. He became a fan-favorite in concert. He w...
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Dez Dickerson (born Desmond D'andrea Dickerson in 1955) is an American guitarist and singer who was a member of Prince's former band, The Revolution.
A veteran of numerous Minneapolis rock bands, Dickerson answered Prince's call for a touring musician in the Twin Cities Reader, a local entertainment paper, in 1979. After a 15 minute audition in the back of Del's Tire Mart, Dickerson was pickeds guitarist. He became a fan-favorite in concert. He was soon recognized as much for his trademark "Rising Sun" headband as for his blistering guitar work. In 1980 when off the road for Christmas break, Dickerson had a profound conversion experience and became a born-again Christian. Afterwards, performing songs with sexual themes began to trouble his conscience. Even though Dickerson's and Prince's popularity were growing, he desired more and more to quit the band. He contributed songs for Prince's side projects, writing "He's So Dull" for Vanity 6, and co-writing "Wild And Loose" for The Time....
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