Sandra Ann Dillon (May 19, 1960 – August 4, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter. She released several solo albums, describing her music as "jazz-punk western blues", and also worked with Ensemble Modern and Man Parrish.[1]
Born near Cape Cod, Dillon took up piano at the age of 6, and studied Orchestral Composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston, before moving to New York City where she lived at the Chelsea Hotel.[1] She played Janis Joplin on Broadway in Rock n Roll: The First 5,000 Years where she was spotted by Tony DeFries, who had managed both David Bowie and Iggy Pop.[1] DeFries steered her to Elektra, for whom she recorded two (unreleased) albums Candy From A Stranger (produced by Man Parrish) and Flowers (co-produced by Mick Ronson and Dieter Meier), those songs previewed in a performance at Ronnie Scotts alongside Ronson on guitar.[1][2] Elektra released her third set as her debut album.[1]
Dillon moved to London where she met her husband Steve Bywaters, 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). Steve Bywaters subsequently went on to produce several of Dillon's albums. She signed to One Little Indian for whom she recorded Electric Chair.[3] In 2000 she released Las Vegas Is Cursed, a collaboration with Hector Zazou and East Overshoe. In 2001 Steve Bywaters died after suffering a heart attack.[1] Dillon went on and recorded the well-received Nobody's Sweetheart, produced by Julius from Kinobe and featuring guest vocals from Heather Nova, which was the first of Dillon's albums to be released in the US, in 2004.[4][5][6][7] She then recorded the album Pull the Strings, which was released in 2006.[1] Her 2008 album, Living in Dreams, was recorded in Germany together with her new husband Ray Majors (Mott The Hoople, The Yardbirds) and produced by David Coulter.[8] Dillon and Majors also contributed vocals and guitar to Sisters Euclid's album 96 Tears, a collection of cover versions.
Dillon died in London in August 2022. Her death occurred just hours apart from that of her husband, Ray Majors.[9][10]
^Thompson, Dave (1985) " Sandy Dillon And Mick Ronson: Ronnie Scotts, London", Melody Maker, August 17, 1985
^Juffin, Bruno (1999) "Sandy Dillon – Electric Chair", Les Inrockuptibles, December 8, 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2016
^Thompson, Dave "Nobody's Sweetheart Review", AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2016
^"Sandy Dillon – Nobody’s Sweetheart", Uncut, August 1, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2016
^Paoletta, Michael (2004) "Sandy Dillon Nobody's Sweetheart", Billboard, June 19, 2004, p. 35. Retrieved August 6, 2016
^MacNeil, Jason (2004) "Sandy Dillon Nobody's Sweetheart", PopMatters, June 7, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2016
^Stafford, Charity "Living In Dreams Review", AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2016
^"Farewell, Sandy Dillon And Ray Majors". DMME. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^. November 16, 2022. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
April 17, 2024
sandy, dillon, sandra, dillon, 1960, august, 2022, american, singer, songwriter, released, several, solo, albums, describing, music, jazz, punk, western, blues, also, worked, with, ensemble, modern, parrish, birth, namesandra, dillonborn, 1960, 1960cohasset, m. Sandra Ann Dillon May 19 1960 August 4 2022 was an American singer songwriter She released several solo albums describing her music as jazz punk western blues and also worked with Ensemble Modern and Man Parrish 1 Sandy DillonBirth nameSandra Ann DillonBorn 1960 05 19 May 19 1960Cohasset Massachusetts U S DiedAugust 4 2022 2022 08 04 aged 62 London EnglandYears active1980s 2022LabelsElektra One Little Indian Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 3 ReferencesCareer editBorn near Cape Cod Dillon took up piano at the age of 6 and studied Orchestral Composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston before moving to New York City where she lived at the Chelsea Hotel 1 She played Janis Joplin on Broadway in Rock n Roll The First 5 000 Years where she was spotted by Tony DeFries who had managed both David Bowie and Iggy Pop 1 DeFries steered her to Elektra for whom she recorded two unreleased albums Candy From A Stranger produced by Man Parrish and Flowers co produced by Mick Ronson and Dieter Meier those songs previewed in a performance at Ronnie Scotts alongside Ronson on guitar 1 2 Elektra released her third set as her debut album 1 Dillon moved to London where she met her husband Steve Bywaters 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 Steve Bywaters subsequently went on to produce several of Dillon s albums She signed to One Little Indian for whom she recorded Electric Chair 3 In 2000 she released Las Vegas Is Cursed a collaboration with Hector Zazou and East Overshoe In 2001 Steve Bywaters died after suffering a heart attack 1 Dillon went on and recorded the well received Nobody s Sweetheart produced by Julius from Kinobe and featuring guest vocals from Heather Nova which was the first of Dillon s albums to be released in the US in 2004 4 5 6 7 She then recorded the album Pull the Strings which was released in 2006 1 Her 2008 album Living in Dreams was recorded in Germany together with her new husband Ray Majors Mott The Hoople The Yardbirds and produced by David Coulter 8 Dillon and Majors also contributed vocals and guitar to Sisters Euclid s album 96 Tears a collection of cover versions Dillon died in London in August 2022 Her death occurred just hours apart from that of her husband Ray Majors 9 10 Discography editAlbums edit Dancing on the Freeway 1995 Elektra Skating 1996 Bonjour Electric Chair 1999 One Little Indian Virgin 12 Las Vegas is Cursed by Sandy Dillon amp Hector Zazou 2000 Crammed Discs East Overshoe 2001 One Little Indian Nobody s Sweetheart 2003 One Little Indian Pull the Strings 2006 One Little Indian Living in Dreams 2008 Tradition amp Moderne Flowers 2013 NRX Shipwrecked 2013 Singles edit Flowers 1985 Mainman Shoreline 2007 One Little IndianReferences edit a b c d e f g Harris Craig Sandy Dillon Biography AllMusic Retrieved August 6 2016 Thompson Dave 1985 Sandy Dillon And Mick Ronson Ronnie Scotts London Melody Maker August 17 1985 Juffin Bruno 1999 Sandy Dillon Electric Chair Les Inrockuptibles December 8 1999 Retrieved August 6 2016 Thompson Dave Nobody s Sweetheart Review AllMusic Retrieved August 6 2016 Sandy Dillon Nobody s Sweetheart Uncut August 1 2003 Retrieved August 6 2016 Paoletta Michael 2004 Sandy Dillon Nobody s Sweetheart Billboard June 19 2004 p 35 Retrieved August 6 2016 MacNeil Jason 2004 Sandy Dillon Nobody s Sweetheart PopMatters June 7 2004 Retrieved August 6 2016 Stafford Charity Living In Dreams Review AllMusic Retrieved August 6 2016 Farewell Sandy Dillon And Ray Majors DMME August 11 2022 Retrieved August 13 2022 Sandra Anne Dillon Obituary The Patriot Ledger November 16 2022 Archived from the original on November 16 2022 Retrieved March 21 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sandy Dillon amp oldid 1171260161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
