Dez Dickerson (born August 7, 1955) is an American guitarist and singer who was a member of Prince\'s band, the Revolution.\n', '

Dickerson was born in 1955 as Desmond D\'andrea Dickerson, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A veteran of numerous Minneapolis rock bands, Dickerson answered Prince\'s call for a touring musician in the Twin Cities Reader, a local entertainment paper, in 1979. After a 15-minute audition in the back of Del\'s Tire Mart, Dickerson was picked as guitarist. In 1980 when off the road for Christmas break, Dickerson had a profound conversion experience and became a born-again Christian. Afterwards, performing songs with sexual themes began to trouble his conscience. Even though Dickerson\'s and Prince\'s popularity were growing, he desired more and more to quit the band. He contributed songs for Prince\'s side projects, writing "He\'s So Dull" for Vanity 6, and co-writing "Wild And Loose", "After Hi School", and "Cool" for the Time. Dickerson contributed vocals to "Little Red Corvette" and "1999" on the 1999 album, as well as the guitar solo for "Little Red Corvette" that ranked number 64 on Guitar World\'s list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.\n', '

Following the 1999 tour, Dickerson left the band to pursue other options. He was replaced by Wendy Melvoin.\n', '

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