Dimitri From Paris x Fiorious Produced by Bill’s cousin Marshall Jefferson Mix, “MUSIC SAVED MY LIFE” – Bill is playing bass on this compilation.
The Single is OUT!!!!!
Recording Session – 05/26/21 – with Neil Zaza & Todd Zuckermann from Styx
From Neil’s new album (more cuts pending) – A great hang and quick recording session with my bro @billthebuddhadickens in Chicago yesterday. So quick, in fact, that we cut everything in my hotel room! ? And that bass?!? It sounds even better than it looks (and it looks stunning!). I’ve never heard clear low-end like […]
Win with the Winners
I’m so proud to have shared the stage with fellow musicians & Oscar winners Jon Batiste & Questlove. We all came together with Leo Nocentelli, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell for the Bernie Worrrell fund raiser in 2016. It takes a lot of devotion to get to this level and it is difficult […]
More Projects . . .
Bill “The Buddha” Dickens is proud to announce his newly formed alliance as a composer with “Who’z the Boss Music, Inc.”. Their artists and projects are absolute top shelf. The composers/clients have created music for and are working on projects that include (but are not limited to) . . .
Peter Gabriel and Leo rockin’ out
Peter Gabriel & Leo rockin’ out to the groove. Bill on the bass shaping the pocket of the song.
2019 Bass Player Magazine – NAMM Award for Bill Dickens
Bill’s NAMM Lifetime Award
#1 on the Chi-town Blues Charts – Johnny Iguana (featuring Bill Dickens) Feb 10, 2021
How about this, Delmark Records , Jimmy Johnson and Johnny Burgin Four of the Top 10 Chicago blues albums on the Roots Music Report for the year 2021! https://www.rootsmusicreport.com/…/chicago-blues/yearly
Live @ Martyrs’ 2015
Here is a small collection of resampled cuts from a LIVE Concert performed at Martyrs’ in Chicago 05.16.2015
Never Forgotten
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Being in the music industry affords one the gift of sharing moments with true friends. Having so much in common makes it difficult to deal with losses. In November of 2008 Larry Coryell opened up about how he dealt with the loss of Hiram Bullock and Joe Beck. They had […]
10.24.20 – Johnny Iguana hits #5 on Blues charts
Bill “The Buddha” Dickens is a featured artist on this project On the week of October 24th 2020, this compilation of Johnny Iguana hits #5 on “The Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Blues Album Chart.
Bill Thumps a 4 string bass @ CME
Thumping on a 4 string Bill Dickens stopped by the Chicago Music Exchange BASSment to thump on a VS4 California Burled Maple bass.
Chicago Bass Guitar Talk – 6pm – 6.5.20
Go to Chicago Jazz Magazine FB Page! https://www.facebook.com/chicagojazzmagazine/ Chicago Bass Guitar Talk featuring Billy Dickens, Darryl Jones, Richard Patterson, Bear Williams, Chuck Webb, Michael Manson. Moderated by Frank Russell and Mike Jeffers Some of the legendary artist my Chicago bass brothers and I have performed with! Miles Davis, Michael McDonald, Rolling Stones, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, […]