BB Dickerson, Bassist and Vocalist for War, Dies at 71
Funk rock band topped the charts with their 1973 album “The World Is a Ghetto”Jeremy Fuster | April 4, 2021 @ 3:49 PM Last Updated: April 4, 2021 @ 3:50 PM
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Morris “B.B.” Dickerson, one of the founding members of the legendary funk rock band War, died on Friday at a Long Beach hospital after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, according to Billboard.
Born in Southern California, Dickerson was one of the seven musicians along with his uncle Howard E. Scott who teamed up with band creator Eric Burdon to form War. They released their first album “Eric Burdon Declares ‘War ” in 1970 and swiftly won over fans with their groundbreaking, genre-defying sound. The band reached new heights in 1973 with their fifth album, “The World Is A Ghetto,” which became the top-selling album of the year while its single, “The Cisco Kid,” hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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