Bill "The Buddha" Dickens is an American electric bass guitar player.
Bill Dickens | |
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 Bill Dickens at 2014 NAMM Show | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Soul, funk, fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, educator, songwriter |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1971-present |
| Website | billthebuddhadickens.com |
He often performs with extended-range basses, (or "ERBs"), which have more strings and/or more frets than a standard four-string bass guitar. Though he has recorded and performed a variety of musical styles, Dickens is best known for playing funk.
Dickens has played with Pat Metheny, George Michael, Joe Zawinul, Janet Jackson, Grover Washington, Jr., Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige, Freddie Hubbard, Al Di Meola, Dennis Chambers, Steve Morse, Randy Newman and The Hooters.[1][2]
From 1983 to 1999 participated in three recording sessions of Ramsey Lewis: Les Fleurs, A Classic Encounter and Urban Renewal[3]
He performed with Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, and Oteil Burbridge on the concert "The Day The Bass Players Took Over The World".[4]
Books
edit- Bass Beyond Limits: Advanced Solo and Groove Concepts, Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., 1998, ISBN 0-7692-6493-X
- Funk Bass and Beyond, Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., 2003, ISBN 0-7579-1689-9
Videos
edit- The Bill Dickens Collection (DVD), Warner Bros. Publications, 2003
References
edit- ^ MySpace official page
- ^ Bass Beyond Limits: Advanced Solo and Groove Concepts, Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., 1998, ISBN 0-7692-6493-X
- ^ Bill Dickens allmusic.com
- ^ Bob Herguth (1988-10-12). "Ramsey Lewis". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 21.
External links
edit- Official website
- Bill Buddha Dickens Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2002)
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