During an after hours musical show and benefit for Matt Guitar Murphy from the 2002 Summer NAMM show in Nashville, Bill Dickens and friends were performing and due to the intense POWER DRAW at the CLIMAX of Bill’s 5 minute bass solo, Bill’s playing took out the stage power circuit breakers for all of the […]
Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, Bernard Purdie & Bill Dickens get the show rocking during an after hours musical show and benefit for Matt Guitar Murphy, with this delightful 12 minute version of this classic Wayne Shorter tune . . . FOOTPRINTS
Bill (the Buddha) Dickens became a performer/inventor when the speed of his funky bass lines allowed him to do more than the traditional four string electric bass would allow. Working with Cort Guitars, the Bill “The Buddha” Dickens model was designed by Bill and the Cort engineers to get the most out of his talents. As the product […]
This video was taken from a show in Illinois by the name of Muzic N’ Session. It was hosted by John Kendall. This pre-taped show aired in September of 2001 and showcased the talent of Bill Dickens. In this video Bill does a full blown version of the Wayne Shorter song Footprints. Bill was awarded […]
The next 3 clips have Bill on BET as the ONLY EVER GUEST MUSICIAN sitting in with the “Live from LA” band. This show ran from 1999 to 2000 and was hosted by Michael Colyar. BET LIVE – 2 minute intro 15 second filler w/ Bill soloing! – 2 minute intro BET LIVE – closing […]
In 1998 Bill Dickens worked with drummer/producer Bobby Rock on a 2 part Instructional Video for about bass guitar technique for Warner Brothers. This 2 part series originally came out on VHS tape format. Part One was called “Funk Bass and Beyond – Funk Moves and Killer Grooves”. Part Two was titled “Bass Beyond Limits […]
The clips below are captured LIVE in a show by Neil, Bobby Rock and Bill “The Buddha” Dickens at the Key Club on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.This was an opening set for Steve Vai in 1998. Hailin’ Fearless
Billboard Magazine and Dean Markley were a just few of the hosts that invited Neil Zaza, Bobby Rock and Bill Dickens to tear the ROOF off of the house during a Showcase set. I Wish Fearless Walk This Way
This segment is from the 75th Anniversary of St. Louis Music (a.k.a. the Happy Birthday Ampeg celebration) featuring Otiel Burbridge, Dave LaRue, Steve Bailey, Victor Wooten, Victor Bailey, Billy Sheehan and Bill. Happy Birthday AMPEG 🙂 22 seconds of solo . . . 😉
This version of Footprints is from Dave Pomeroy’s video titled “The Day The Bass Players Took Over The World”. (July 12, 1996) It features Otiel Burbridge, Steve Baily, Victor Wooten and Bill Dickens.
This is an interesting clip with some very talented musicians collectively throwing their spin in on a funky improv. We have Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey & Bill “The Buddha” Dickens on bass supported by none other than Carmen Appice on drums. They start out with the Charlie Parker classic Donna Lee and throw it into […]
This video was recorded at the Jazz Buffet of Chicago the month of October 1993. In this video Bobby performs his version of “Blue Bossa”. Blue Bossa – 1993
