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Few bass lines can be said to define an entire West Coast vibe, but War co-founder B.B. Dickerson’s funky maneuvers on “Low Rider” along with a well-placed cowbell did just that.
Dickerson, who died Saturday at 71, made his name driving the bottom end of a seven-man Southern California musical institution known for hits including “Cisco Kid,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” “Slippin’ Into Darkness” and “Spill the Wine.”
Howard Scott, War co-founder and Dickerson’s uncle, said that Dickerson died in a Long Beach retirement home due to complications from a series of strokes.
Sampled by hundreds of artists including Janet Jackson, Kanye West, De La Soul, Mac Miller, Madlib, the Beastie Boys and DJ Quik, the rhythms that Dickerson built with drummer Harold Brown and percussionist Thomas “Papa Dee” Allen united the sounds of rock, soul and Latin music to create an essence that was distinctively Californian.
Welcome Home Military Heroes celebrates two WWII veterans birthdays in Arroyo Grande and Cambria
and last updated 2021-01-24 02:38:43-05
Two World War II veterans are celebrating birthdays on the Central Coast with one turning the big 100.
Welcome Home Military Heroes organized drive-by birthday salutes for 96-year-old Howard Scotty Scott in Arroyo Grande and for 100-year-old Kenneth G. Hart in Cambria.
Community members first gathered at Harloe Elementary in Arroyo Grade before making their way to Scott s House around noon.
Then participants drove at least an hour north to meet at the First Baptist Church in Cambria to salute Hart outside his home.