DAVID DILLS
Dave Dills was born in Decatur, IL, and grew up playing blues, funk and country in bars all over the mid west. Known for his amazing, blazing guitar with such influences as Buddy Guy, Freddy King, Steve Morse and Danny Gatton, Dave did a short stint with the legendary Little Richard touring through the Midwest in 1982. Dave played every juke joint and biker bar from Chicago to New Orleans and then some, honing his chops on the road. Dave arrived in Los Angeles in 1986 and wrote for Disney records for a while and gigged in the local clubs, but settled down to raise a family. In 1993, the blues came calling…and he had to answer! Dave formed the Magpies with his wife Megan Morling-Dills and began playing local clubs in Los Angeles. The addition of Michael Fell on harmonica made the lineup complete. This time Dave’s bluesy fat voice was out front. It was the first time he had been the main singer in a band. He was used to people commenting on his guitar so it threw him for a loop when people went haywire over his emotional soulful voice. Go figure? He was surprised to get the call for The Alex Dixon Band project. Alex thought his voice would be perfect for this new version that he came up with for “Spoonful”, a song, of course, written by his grandfather, Willie Dixon, and made famous by Howlin’ Wolf. His performance on Spoonful led to David singing on some other great tracks.
Check out the bio’s of the artists that played on the “Rising From The Bushes” album:
Alex Dixon
James Gadson
Gerald Johnson
Marcy Levy (aka Marcella Detroit)
Alvino Bennett
Alan Mirikitani (aka BB Chung King)
David Dills
THE ALEX DIXON BAND – “Rising From The Bushes”…Available NOW!!!
SPOONFUL – David Dills
