Mick Dyche
Mick Dyche (1951-2018) 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 | [1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England | October 4, 1951
Died | December 21, 2018 67) Hereford, Herefordshire, England | (aged
Genres | Soft rock, blues-rock, folk-rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 1972-2018 |
Labels | Atlantic, Chiswick Records |
Associated acts |
Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, he had appeared on Wild Turkey's 1972 LP "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
Mick Dyche died on 21 December, 2018, in Hereford. He had been diagnosed with cancer in February 2018[12][13].
References
- "Funeral Notices - Mick DYCHE".
- "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. AllMusic, member of the RhythmOne group. 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.
- 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". Sniff'n'the Tears. Retrieved 31 May 2019.