It is with great pleasure we announce that Bill Dickens has just signed a recording contract as a solo artist with Rope A Dope Records. Bill’s long awaited solo album titled “Tha Truth” is coming out soon on the “Rope A Dope Records” label. Please check back for updates on the progress and release of […]

Chicago Blues Festival – Blues By The Lake Bill playing on Sunday (06.15.14) with Buddy Guy at the Chicago Blues Festival.[wp_colorbox_media url=”http://billthebuddhadickens.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/6.15.14_buddyguy-1.jpg” type=”image” hyperlink=”http://home.billthebuddhadickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/buddyguy_tn.jpg”] The Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free blues festival in the world and remains the largest of Chicago’s Music Festivals. During three days on five stages, more than 500,000 blues […]

Bill Dickens is playing his Signature Conklin 7 string through an Aguilar Tonehammer 350 bass head into a GS112 Speaker Cab. Mighty tone for a compact setup. BIll Dickens demos these fine Aguilar products courtesy of  Bass Club Chicago.

  [mp3j track=”http://billthebuddhadickens.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Ramsey-Lewis-I-Cant-Wait-1.mp3″ play=”Start me!” stop=”Pause it!” volslider=”y” autoplay=”y”] This was a HIT SONG that Bill Dickens co-wrote with Ramsey Lewis featuring Bill on Bass. This song had an enormous amount of air play on R&B radio and was also used on the TV show General Hospitol. Bill was only 22 years old when they […]

Courtesy of Chicago Music Exchange On Thursday, April 3, 2014 legendary bassist Bill Dickens was here for a very special bass clinic event. Bill “The Buddha” Dickens has collaborated with numerous artists over the past 40+ years — from Janet Jackson and Mary J. Blige to Randy Newman, Victor Wooten, Mike Gordon and more. He […]

This video is Courtesy of  Chicago Music Exchange If you hear any noise; it’s just Bill and the boyz . . . . . . Brian and Marc from Chicago Music Exchange in an epic BASS OFF with a surprise visit from legendary bassist Bill Dickens. See if the Fender Custom Shop ’64 Anniversary P-Bass […]

Bill stops by the booth of Brubaker Musical Instruments during the NAMM 2014 for a test drive on one of their Brubaker Jazz 5 string basses

January 15, 2014 – The Mint’s annual NAMM Jam wais a raucous Meters infused affair, and this past year was no different. The core of original Meters guitarist (and Angelino) Leo Nocentelli, drummer Stanton Moore (an honorary Angelino given his frequent appearances) and monster bassist Bill “Buddha” Dickens, was augmented by NOLA’s David Torkanowsky on […]

This is a version of the Louie Armstrong tune “What a Wonderful World” done like NO OTHER COULD DO. Thanks Bill!! Tribute to Louis Armstrong for the 2013 “Aulnay All Blues” festival in Paris, France. This song performed with Eve Ottino, Bill Dickens, Jamal Batiste, Bruno Wilhelm and the HBO Horns (Heritage Blues Orchestra) … […]

Exclusive photos of Bill “the Buddha” Dickens 08.22 – 25, 2013 playing with Leo Nocentelli – The Meters Experience at Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo – Brazil