Biography
Dixon was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. During his childhood he enjoyed listening to the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, The Who and The Guess Who.
Dixon moved to Montreal in 1979 to perform with a band called Firefly. In 1981, Dixon left Firefly, moving to Toronto, where he answered an ad from the band Coney Hatch, becoming their lead singer. While with Coney Hatch, he wrote and co-wrote many of their hits, such as "Hey Operator" and "Devil's Deck". He spent most of the 1980s and 1990s touring with Coney Hatch, April Wine, and doing solo projects.
In 1989, his demo song Fool's Paradise was heard in the 1989 horror film Freakshow.
In 1997, Dixon was invited to join The Guess Who as lead singer, staying with the band until April 2008.
On April 14, 2008, he was seriously injured in an automobile accident, during the recording sessions for the hit Australian TV series, The Saddle Club. During his recovery, he was replaced in the Guess Who by Derek Sharp.
Dixon made a successful recovery and continues to perform. As a result of his accident, he now makes appearances as a motivational speaker and entertainer. He has written an autobiography about being a singer, and his recovery after the crash.
His daughter Lauren Dixon played Stevie Lake in the popular Children's Show The Saddle Club.
Read more about this topic: Carl Dixon
Famous quotes containing the word biography:
“Just how difficult it is to write biography can be reckoned by anybody who sits down and considers just how many people know the real truth about his or her love affairs.”
—Rebecca West (1892–1983)
“There never was a good biography of a good novelist. There couldn’t be. He is too many people, if he’s any good.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)
“A biography is like a handshake down the years, that can become an arm-wrestle.”
—Richard Holmes (b. 1945)