Tony Hicks (musician, 1948)
Tony Hicks (born August 8, 1948 in Middlesbrough , † August 12, 2006 in Sydney ) was a British fusion drummer.
Hicks learned the drums in high school. At the age of sixteen he worked as a roadie for Eric Delaney before becoming a drummer in his band. In 1971 he formed the band Back Door with Colin Hodgkinson and Ron Aspery , with whom he recorded several albums and in which he stayed until 1975. Then he worked with Andy Fraser , with Robert Wyatt ( Flotsam Jetsam ), with Assegai (with Dudu Pukwana ), with Alexis Korner ( Juvenile Delinquent ), Chris Rea , Georgie Fame , Cornelius Cardew ( We Only Want the Earth ) and Paul Butterfield . He lived temporarily in Australia , where he performed with Dave MacRaes Pacific Eardrum , but also with the English Jazz Quartet . He also played with Alex Conti and Frank Diez ( Berlin Blues ).
Web links
- Portrait page ( Memento of February 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 9, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Tony Hicks ( memento of February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 9, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hicks, Tony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British fusion drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Middlesbrough |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 2006 |
| Place of death | Sydney |