Johnny Dickinson (born in Northumberland; died 22 March 2019) was a British slide-guitarist and singer-songwriter. He began his career fronting a rock outfit called Splitcrow and later worked in London with the bluegrass-influenced Moonshine Boys while working a day job. While still in London, he was a founder member of multi-award winning Paul Lamb & the Kingsnakes (with fellow Northumbrians Paul Lamb and John Whitehill). Next, he was a member of the wildly experimental Hillbillies From Outer...
Johnny Dickinson (born in Northumberland; died 22 March 2019) was a British slide-guitarist and singer-songwriter.
He began his career fronting a rock outfit called Splitcrow and later worked in London with the bluegrass-influenced Moonshine Boys while working a day job. While still in London, he was a founder member of multi-award winning Paul Lamb & the Kingsnakes (with fellow Northumbrians Paul Lamb and John Whitehill). Next, he was a member of the wildly experimental Hillbillies From Outer Space.
Subsequently, he embarked on a solo career, majoring in acoustic guitar with occasional reversion to electric. His debut solo album, Castles & Old Kings, won him accolades for his deft balance of folk and blues, all underpinned by his shimmering slide-guitar work and a full-ranged vocal dexterity.
He toured with the likes of Kelly Joe Phelps and John Martyn and expanded into continental Europe for gigs with Jan Akkerman, Tommy Emmanuel, John Renbourn, Thom Bresh (virtuoso son of Merle Travis). He also reprised a partnership with harmonica virtuoso, Paul Lamb, and the pair toured Europe as an acoustic duo in the style of their mentors, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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