- Sandy Dillon
Sandy Dillon is an American
singer andsongwriter .Born near
Cape Cod , Sandy Dillon studied Orchestral Composition atBerklee College of Music inBoston , before moving toNew York where she lived at theChelsea Hotel . She playedJanis Joplin on Broadway in ‘Rock n Roll: The First 5,000 Years’ where she was spotted byTony DeFries , who had managed bothDavid Bowie andIggy Pop . Defries steered her to Elektra, for whom she recorded two (unreleased) albums "Candy From A Stranger" (produced byMan Parrish ) and "Flowers" (co-produced byMick Ronson andDieter Meier ) (Previewed inRonnie Scotts alongside Mick Ronson on guitar(David Bowie).Dillon moved to London where she met her husband
Steve Bywater (died 2000) Thalidomide victim probably one of the most talented guitarists who never has been heard of, who was a member of the "Churchfitters (also known as the Blue Lighthouse Brigade in alternate form) alongside Pete Brown (bass and sax) Geoff Coombs (Mandolin,whistles and Vocals) and Angus Wallace (Guitar and vocals), and who "Steve Bywaters" subsequently went on to produce several of her albums. She signed toOne Little Indian for whom she recorded "Electric Chair". In 2000 she released "Las Vegas Is Cursed", a collaboration withHector Zazou and "East Overshoe". "Nobody’s Sweetheart" in 2003, was the first of Dillon's albums to be released in the US. Her most recent album, "Pull the Strings" was released in 2006.Selected discography
* "Electric Chair (album)" (1999) One Little Indian
* "Las Vegas is Cursed " (2000) Crammed Records
* "East Overshoe " (2000) One Little Indian
* "Nobody’s Sweetheart " (2003) One Little Indian
* "Pull the Strings " (2006) One Little IndianExternal links
* [http://www.sandydillon.com/index.html Sandy Dillon's website]
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