A veteran of numerous Minneapolis rock bands, Dickerson answered Prince's call for a touring musician in a local paper in 1979. After a 15 minute audition in the back of Del's Tire Mart, Dickerson got the job as a guitarist. He went on to become an integral part of the The Revolution, writing songs for Prince-produced bands such as The Time and Vanity 6, or performing the memorable guitar solo of 'Little Red Corvette'. After the tour for the '1999' he however quit the band, dedicating himself to other, often short-lived projects like his band The Moderaires. His song 'Modernaire' featured in the 'Purple Rain' movie, but was neither released as a single nor on the movie's official soundtrack. He recently released a book, 'My Time with Prince: Confessions of a Former Revolutionary', which tells of his time with Prince and the Revolution from his first audition in 1978 until his departure in 1983.