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After The Sevilles disbanded, Sherman, Wendell and a fellow Virginian, drummer Popsy Dixon, continued to play in a variety of Top 40 bar bands. Wendell also toured with Inez and Charlie Foxx ( "Mockingbird" ) until 1979.
Jan 4, 2016 · Dixon was celebrated for his soaring, soulful multi-octave vocals and his driving, in-the-pocket drumming. They played in a variety of Top 40 bar bands until 1979, when the three officially joined forces and formed The Holmes Brothers, which The New York Times described as “deeply soulful, uplifting and timeless.”
Jan 9, 2015 · Willie “Popsy” Dixon, longtime drummer and vocalist for the soul and blues band the Holmes Brothers, has died in Virginia. Alligator Records said Dixon died Friday in Richmond after a recent...
Holmes Brothers drummer Willie “Popsy” Dixon died on January 9, 2015 of cancer. In April 2015, Wendell Holmes, vocalist, guitarist, pianist and songwriter, announced his retirement from touring and performing due to health concerns, and passed away on June 19.
Jan 10, 2015 · Willie “Popsy” Dixon, drummer and vocalist of the critically acclaimed soul/blues band The Holmes Brothers, died in Richmond, Virginia on Friday, January 9. He had recently been diagnosed with stage four bladder cancer.
Feb 22, 2017 · Willie "Popsy" Dixon, drummer and vocalist of the soul/blues band the Holmes Brothers, has been diagnosed with stage four bladder cancer. He is celebrated for his soaring, soulful multi-octave vocals and his driving, in-the-pocket drumming.
Jan 10, 2015 · RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Willie “Popsy” Dixon, longtime drummer and vocalist for the soul and blues band The Holmes Brothers, has died in Virginia. Alligator Records said Dixon died Friday in...
