Mick Dyche (4 October 1951 – 21 December 2018) was an English rock and folk guitarist, and former member of 1970s soft rock band Sniff 'n' the Tears.[2] He was known for playing guitar on their only major hit "Driver's Seat",[3] for which he also provided the opening guitar riff, as credited by former bandmate Laurence "Loz" Netto in a 2005 interview with Lars Hindsley.[4]
Mick Dyche | |
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 Mick Dyche in concert, 1979 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 4 October 1951[1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 21 December 2018 (aged 67) Hereford, Herefordshire, England |
| Genres | Soft rock, blues-rock, folk-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1972–2018 |
| Labels | Atlantic, Chiswick Records |
| Formerly of | Sniff 'n' the Tears |
Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, he had appeared on Wild Turkey's 1972 album, Turkey, as a guitarist and vocalist; on Tim Rose's 1975 LP The Musician; and on Snips' 1978 LP Video King; before joining Sniff 'n' the Tears.[5]
After Sniff 'n' the Tears, Dyche played live and recorded with a range of bands and musicians, including the Pat Travers Band,[6] Noel McCalla, John Illsley,[7] The Hank Wangford Band and The Maddy Prior Band.[8] He also rejoined Glenn Cornick's band Wild Turkey,[9][10][11] for some time circa 2006, and, more recently, he played with the Burton upon Trent-based band Mona Leeza.
Death
editMick Dyche died on 21 December 2018, in Hereford. He had been diagnosed with cancer in February that same year.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ "Funeral Notices - Mick DYCHE". Funeral-notices.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC - Music - Sniff 'n' the Tears". BBC Music. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "Getting To Know Loz Netto - DangerMan Media by Lars Hindsley". DangerMan Media by Lars Hindsley. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Mick Dyche - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Pat Travers Band, The – BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "John Illsley – Glass". Discogs.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Maddy Prior - Discography: Hooked On Winning". Gaudela.net. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Gallery :: THE EARLY YEARS :: agk". Cornick.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ [1] Archived 20 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Photograph" (JPG). Itullians.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Burton musician died before he could marry his soulmate". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "R.I.P. Mick Dyche, 1951 - 2018". Sniffnthetears.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
