“He got that from me. I used to throw my guitar as high as I could, like, 20 feet, and my guitar tech would catch it”: Dez Dickerson on Prince, his iconic Little Red Corvette solo, and why he left the Revolution

Prince and Dez Dickerson get into the jam onstage in this close-shot black and white pic from 1979.

During the mid ‘70s, in and around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the big music buzz was on Dez Dickerson.

The hotshot guitarist and singer had been gigging as a pro since his high school days – his parents even wrote notes to his teachers so he could travel to out-of-town shows.