Rob Dickinson
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Rob Dickinson (born 23 July 1965) is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter previously of the band Catherine Wheel.[1] He is now a solo artist. Dickinson was raised in Norfolk, England, and is the younger cousin of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson.[2]
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[edit] Music career
While a member of Catherine Wheel from 1990 to 2000, Dickinson proved himself as a talented songwriter and soulful vocalist. However, after the 2000 release of Catherine Wheel's last album, Wishville, the group disbanded.
Dickinson contributed vocals to two tracks on the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex album, Life Begins Again, which was released in January 2005. Dickinson returned to the music scene in September 2005 with the release of his debut solo album, Fresh Wine for the Horses.[3] The album includes tracks written by Dickinson while a member of Catherine Wheel, as well as newer material. The release was supported by a tour of small venues across the United States and Canada, where Dickinson performed intimate acoustic sets of both Catherine Wheel and solo material.
In February 2006, he discussed his new solo record and his career with Catherine Wheel in an interview with Auralgasms.com prior to his solo set in Ferndale, Michigan.
At the invitation of Marty Willson-Piper of The Church, Dickinson toured the USA with The Church during July and August 2006, opening each show and joining the band on stage for two encores.
On 10 June 2008, Fresh Wine for the Horses was released by Universal/Fontana with the new song "The End of the World" and a bonus disc, "Nude", which features Dickinson's re-workings of six Catherine Wheel songs including "Black Metallic" and "Crank".
His song "The Storm" was featured on an episode of Discovery's series Deadliest Catch.
Dickinson has continued his creative pursuits in modifying high-end automobiles, a known passion of his prior to his musical career. His new coach-building company is appropriately called Singer Vehicle Design, an ode to his musical career and the dulcet sounds of the cars' engines: www.singervehicledesign.com.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Catherine Wheel
- For a complete discography of Dickinson's work with Catherine Wheel, see Catherine Wheel Discography.
[edit] Rob Dickinson
- Fresh Wine for the Horses (2005)
- Fresh Wine for the Horses plus bonus disc of acoustically re-recorded Catherine Wheel songs (2008)
[edit] Guest appearances
- Provided vocals on the singles Life Begins Again and Love Is Real on the 2005 album Life Begins Again by Jimmy Chamberlin Complex
- Provided vocals on the single Where We Are on the 2007 album Act 2: The Blood and the Life Eternal by Neverending White Lights
- Provided vocals on the singles Always and The Unbreakable on the 2010 album These Hopeful Machines by BT
- Provided vocals on the 2010 cover single Mercy Street by Spotlight Floodlight, originally recorded by Peter Gabriel for the 1986 album Go
[edit] References
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 664-5
- ^ Soren, Tabitha (1992) "Wheel of Fortune", SPIN, July 1992, retrieved 2011-07-02
- ^ Dye, David (2005) "Rob Dickinson Moves On, Again", NPR, 1 December 2005, retrieved 2011-07-02
[edit] External links
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