Career
After serving in the RAF, Dickie left Durham and moved to London, where he began playing piano for small wages in various pubs. It was only after Doreen Davies, who was head of BBC Radio 2, noticed him at a BBC audition that he took a notable stride in his musical career. He has played on hundreds of BBC Radio broadcasts.
Dickie has produced scores of records and can be heard on hundreds of jazz recordings, as well as several recordings with the French pianist, Louis Mazetier. Dickie had a Top 40 UK hit single in 1969 with "Robin's Return" on the Major Minor Records label (MM 644). It reached number 33 on the UK Singles Chart.
His 1975 album, Back to Boogie, sold more than 100,000 copies. Dickie remains active, performing all over the country with his trio and with a band, the Rhythmakers, that he formed in 1985. He appears regularly at all the major Festivals in the U.S.A.
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