Article Courtesy of Bass Musician Magazine I always enjoy running into Bill Dickens at the NAMM shows!  I recall that he even gave us a bit of a preview about ’Tha Truth’ as far back as 2012. Bill is a soft spoken powerhouse of a musician! Don’t let his mild mannered demeanor fool you, “The […]

Soul Sessions Live at the Velvet Lounge… Clyde Davis & Erin Jazz, Featuring Special Guest, Rope a Dope Recording Artist, Bill Dickens!

CD Review: Bill ‘The Buddha’ Dickens – “Tha Truth” by Chris Jisi March 3, 2015 The Buddha of Bass has long dealt with the dichotomy of being a world-class technical master on his extended-range basses, as well as a veteran pop producer/composer. On this long-awaited solo outing (for which he mans 9-, 7-, fretless 7-, […]

Bill leaves his IMPRINT at the center of the 2015 NAMM BassBASH  Thank you for making it happen! Footprints That’s It

Dimetria Taylor – with Carlos Johnson’s Serious Blues Band

Article courtesy of Relix.com Over the years bassist Bill Dickens has recorded and performed with Chaka Kahn, Bernie Worrell, Janet Jackson, Pat Metheny, Ramsey Lewis, Grover Washington, Al Dimeola, and many others. On October 21, Ropeadope released his debut solo recording Tha Truth (which is available for order via iTunes and Bandcamp). The album includes […]

An in-depth interview about Bill and his recent release “THA TRUTH” by Kevin Johnson | Thursday, November 6th, 2014 posted on NOTREBLE.COM

Bill tears up the envelope carrying the notes and the word to Japan. . . . Japan Blues Festival 2014 – Carlos Johnson & Bill Dickens Japan Blues Festival 2014 – Carlos Johnson & Bill Dickens – point of view.

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Bill and others celebrated the 20 year anniversary re-issue of “The Day The Bass Players Took Over The World” at the Summer NAMM 2014 session in Nashville, TN. BASSES LOADED 2014 was a concert celebrating all things bass and the 20th anniversary of the first Summer NAMM Basses Loaded show in 1994. More than a […]

  Captured from the Billboard LIVE Festival in Tokyo – July 9th, 2014 Leo Nocentelli’s Meters Experience with special guests Bernie Worrell & Fred WestlySteven Perrilloux – precussion, Stanton Moore – drums, C. R. Grubber – keys