Tony Hicks

Yes, it was just 4 days ago that we celebrated the birthday of Back Door drummer Tony Hicks. And we're back today to honor the 3rd anniversary of his passing.

Tony Hicks

8/8/48-8/12/06
l to r - Peter Thorup (guitar), Colin Hodgkinson (bass),
Ron Aspery 6/9/46-12/10/03 (sax, flute) Tony Hicks (drums),
Mark Wilson - also deceased (WB rep)

You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Tony Hicks and the 47 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

Jimmy Witherspoon and Tony Hicks

It's a double birthday celebration today...the Spoon's 89th and the Hicks's 61st.

Jimmy Witherspoon is one of the greatest blues singers to step foot on a stage. 'Nuf said.

Jimmy Witherspoon

8/8/20-9/18/97

What a voice...



Tony Hicks played drums with a jazz-rock trio out of Yorkshire called Back Door. They scored a record deal with Warner Bros. in the early seventies and soon found themselves touring with the likes of Deep Purple, the J. Geils Band and Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Tony Hicks

8/8/48-8/12/06

Wow, drummer Tony Hicks plays the accordion...who knew...







You can see lots more pictures and learn more about Jimmy Witherspoon, Tony Hicks and the 46 other musicians in my tribute book, Everybody I Shot Is Dead.

The Big Five-O

No, it's not my birthday.

I just hit number 50 on the list of musicians I shot who are dead. I received an email today from England enlightening me that another member of Back Door had also passed, just last summer. Drummer, Tony Hicks.

I started the book thinking there were 20.

Now there are 50.

Sheesh.