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The only studio album recorded by Dicey in his own name took place in London in 1987. Dicey's regular Dan Lynch's Bar and Grill guitarist, Richard
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Dicey became a vital member of the New York blues scene over the next two decades. He was the founder and host of the Sunday jam session at the New York blues club, Dan Lynch's Bar and Grill, where his duties including booking acts and leading the club's resident musical ensemble. His tutelage
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Marine Band model, Dicey began playing on street corners with black musicians from his neighborhood. By his mid-teens, Dicey was playing the drums in an otherwise all-black group, playing R&B numbers of the time. In 1953, the whole ensemble were
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guitar, vocals), Richard 'Ted' Studholme (guitar), Phil Kitto (bass), and Kevin Spratt (drums) provided the music which was recorded at
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