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Mick Dyche (4 October 1951 – 21 December 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
Mick Dyche in concert, 1979
Background information
Born	(1951-10-04)4 October 1951[1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Died	21 December 2018(2018-12-21) (aged 67) Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Genres	Soft rock, blues-rock, folk-rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1972–2018
Labels	Atlantic, Chiswick Records

Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, he had appeared on Wild Turkey's 1972 album, 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 that same year.[12][13]

References

External links

• Sniff 'n the Tears: Mick Dyche in the 1978 line-up
• 'Driver's Seat' video Mick Dyche, orange jacket, playing lead (blue) guitar on YouTube
• NME.com feature on Pat Travers Band
• Wild Turkey web page
• Mick Dyche with Wild Turkey in 2006
• Mick Dyche discography

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