Musician, Songwriter. A bassist, he was a founding member of the 1970s funk ensemble "War" in addition to co-writing their songs. He learned to play the guitar during his pre-teenage years and acquired experience in the group "The Creators." After "War" was formed, they served as a backup band for Eric Burdon (former lead singer of The Animals). With their help, Burdon earned a gold record and a number three placing on the Pop Charts with "Spill The Wine" in 1970. Not long after, they began to make a name for themselves as "War" and under the United Artist label, they went on to achieve a remarkable five gold singles during the 1970s with "Slippin' Into Darkness" (1972), "The World Is A Ghetto" (1972), "The Cisco Kid" (1973), "Why Can't We Be Friends?" (1975) and "Summer" (1976). All becoming Top-20 hits, in addition to the singles "Gypsy Man" (1973) and "Low Rider" (1975). The later received much radio air play time. Dickerson departed from the group in 1979 and settled in his native Southern California. In the 1990s, Morris and Howard E. Scott, Lee Oskar, Harold Brown and others started the Lowrider Band, which is still together after his death
Musician, Songwriter. A bassist, he was a founding member of the 1970s funk ensemble "War" in addition to co-writing their songs. He learned to play the guitar during his pre-teenage years and acquired experience in the group "The Creators." After "War" was formed, they served as a backup band for Eric Burdon (former lead singer of The Animals). With their help, Burdon earned a gold record and a number three placing on the Pop Charts with "Spill The Wine" in 1970. Not long after, they began to make a name for themselves as "War" and under the United Artist label, they went on to achieve a remarkable five gold singles during the 1970s with "Slippin' Into Darkness" (1972), "The World Is A Ghetto" (1972), "The Cisco Kid" (1973), "Why Can't We Be Friends?" (1975) and "Summer" (1976). All becoming Top-20 hits, in addition to the singles "Gypsy Man" (1973) and "Low Rider" (1975). The later received much radio air play time. Dickerson departed from the group in 1979 and settled in his native Southern California. In the 1990s, Morris and Howard E. Scott, Lee Oskar, Harold Brown and others started the Lowrider Band, which is still together after his death
Bio by: C.S.
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