Don Dixon biography

COASTAL COHORT DON DIXON

     Don Dixon has devoted his entire life to the popular song. Whether working as a singer, songwriter, musician or producer, he has always tried to capture the essence of the moment.
     He began playing and recording in his mid-teens, co-founding ARROGANCE, a band that helped forge the North Carolina scene which brought the world Let’s Active and The dBs, along with dozens of other bands that followed in their wake. Dixon went solo in 1983 and has released nine CDs. He is currently at work on a new recording with his long-time touring band, Jamie Hoover and Jim Brock. After twenty years, Jamie has named the group “Don Dixon & the Jump Rabbits.” The new platter is called The Nu-Look and is due in late 2007 or early 2008.
     Since the late 8Os, Don has been performing with long-time friends Jim Wann and Bland Simpson in the original musical King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running. This show has enjoyed several successful runs Off-Broadway as well as touring extensively in the US. He has also ventured into the movies playing the role of Bert Hanley in the 2003 underground hit, Camp, directed by actor/writer/music fan Todd Graff. He is currently working with Jim Wann and Patricia Miller in a new musical review, Pardon My Southern Accent.
     Dixon’s writing, production and session credits include astroPuppees, Baby Shaker, Richard Barone, Jim Brock, Mark Bryan, Kim Carnes, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Caitlin Cary, Joe Cocker, The Connells, Counting Crows, Marshall Crenshaw, Pat DiNizio, The Edison Project, Fetchin Bones, GB Leighton, The Golden Palominos, Guadalcanal Diary, Hootie and the Blowfish, In Tua Nua, Marti Jones, Tommy Keene, Let’s Active, James McMurtry, Moxy Fruvous, REM, The Red Clay Ramblers, The Smithereens, Snagglepuss, Ronnie Spector, The Spongetones, Chris Stamey, Matthew Sweet, The X-Teens and dozens more.

MORE INFO ABOUT DON