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Carleton Anthony "Carl" Dixon is a Canadian rock singer, keyboardist and guitarist. He has been a member of the bands Coney Hatch, April Wine and The Guess Who.
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- Hey operator carl dixon coney hatch kee to bala 2011
- Carl Dixon how to sing with VIBRATO
- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal
- References
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Early life and education
Dixon was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and grew up listening to rock music in the 1970s. He graduated from Barrie North Collegiate Institute in 1977.
Career
Dixon moved to Montreal in 1979 to perform with a band called Firefly. In 1981, Dixon left Firefly, moving to Toronto, where he answered an ad from the band Coney Hatch, becoming their lead singer. While with Coney Hatch, he wrote and co-wrote many of their hits, such as "Hey Operator" and "Devil's Deck". He spent most of the 1980s and 1990s touring with Coney Hatch, April Wine, and doing solo projects.
Throughout his career Dixon also toured with heavy metal icons such as Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Triumph, Ted Nugent, Accept and Krokus. Carl also signed a staff songwriting deal with Rondor Music in New York in 1990. Among many songs, Carl wrote the song "Taste of Love" with Brett Walker for Jimi Jamison. That version was featured on an episode of Baywatch. Episode titled Life Guards Can't Jump. In 1989, his demo song Fool's Paradise was heard in the 1989 horror film Freakshow. His music was also featured in Heaven Before I Die, a feature film with Omar Sharif. "Feel the Feeling Again" written by Dixon was featured on an episode of television series Degrassi High.
In 1997, Dixon was invited to join The Guess Who as lead singer; he performed and recorded with the band until the spring of 2000, then again from early 2004 until he was sustained serious injuries in a car accident in Australia in April 2008. He remained hospitalised for five months. He was replaced in the Guess Who by Derek Sharp. Carl made a guest appearance back with The Guess Who as lead singer for two shows in January 2016 in West Palm Beach FL and Albuquerque NM.
Dixon's youngest daughter, Lauren Dixon is an actress; she had a lead role in known a short film "The Dreamcatcher", and is known for her role as Stevie Lake #2 on The Saddle Club. Carl Dixon wrote the song "Just Because" for The Saddle Club Season 3 CD "Best Friends".
Twenty eight years after the release of their last album Coney Hatch regrouped, keeping a promise made to Carl while he was in his coma: that if he survived they'd release a new album. Coney Hatch Four was released by European label Frontiers Records. It was voted into the top 50 rock albums of 2013 by UK music media but received little airplay in Canada.
Dixon wrote an autobiography about being a singer and musician during the height of Canadian rock, and about redefining his life after the car accident. His book, Strange Way To Live, was published in January 2015 by Dundurn Press. and received favourable reviews including CBC
Despite ongoing injuries and effects of severe head trauma, Dixon continues to perform as a musician and singer, and to make appearances as an inspirational speaker and entertainer. He is signed to ole music rights management company of Toronto.
Personal
Dixon is married to Australian television producer and journalist, Helen C. Parker. He has two adult daughters and two step-daughters.