Monday, 21 November 2022

Fur Dixon

Fur Dixon is an American singer, songwriter, bassist, guitarist and rock 'n' roll musician. She co-founded the Hollywood Hillbillys with guitarist Gary Dickson in the mid-1980s and was the first bass player in any lineup of The Cramps to appear live in concert with the band.

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Prior to the Hollywood Hillbillys, who were known for having live roosters and chickens onstage during their concerts, she was in The Whirlybirds. The Hollywood Hillbillys were active from 1984-1986, disbanding when bass player/singer Fur Dixon joined and toured with The Cramps in 1986. 

 

 

 

 

 


 




Dixon joined the band for their 1986 UK "A Date With Elvis Tour." She appears on The Cramps studio album A Date With Elvis, credited as a member of The McMartin Preschool Choir, singing backing vocals on the track "People Ain't No Good." 











After leaving The Cramps, she fronted the bands Blow Up and The Dixons and went on to release 3 full-length studio albums with folk/American singer guitarist Steve Werner. The duo also released a live album. She put together a new band called WTFUKUSHIMA! in 2016 and released a new album in 2018.