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Dez Dickerson
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Born
August 7
,
1955
·
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Birth name
Desmond D'andrea Dickerson
Mini Bio
Dez Dickerson was born on August 7, 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for
Purple Rain (1984)
,
Soul Music Festival: Part 5 (1999)
and
Vanity 6: He's So Dull (1982)
. He was previously married to Rebecca.
Family
Spouse
Rebecca
(June 6, 1981 - July 23, 2008) (divorced, 1 child)
Children
Jordan
Trademarks
Kamikaze headband
Trivia
Owns his own recording label, Absolute Records, which is a Christian label.
Played lead guitar in
Prince
's backing band, the Revolution, from 1979-1983.
After leaving the Revolution, he formed his own short-lived band, the Modernaires, and toured in support of
Billy Idol
.
His trademark guitar solo for "Little Red Corvette" ranked #64 on Guitar World's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.
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