| Mick Dyche | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1951[1] |
| Birth Place: | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Hereford, Herefordshire, England |
| Instrument: | Guitar |
| Genre: | Soft rock, blues-rock, folk-rock |
| Occupation: | Musician, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 1972–2018 |
| Label: | Atlantic, Chiswick Records |
| Past Member Of: | Sniff 'n' the Tears |
Mick Dyche (4 October 1951 – 21 December 2018) was an English rock and folk guitarist, and former member of 1970s soft rock band Sniff 'n' the Tears.[2] He was known for playing guitar on their only major hit "Driver's Seat", for which he also provided the opening guitar riff, as credited by former bandmate Laurence "Loz" Netto in a 2005 interview with Lars Hindsley.[3]
Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, he had appeared on Wild Turkey's 1972 album, Turkey, as a guitarist and vocalist; on Tim Rose's 1975 LP The Musician; and on Snips' 1978 LP Video King; before joining Sniff 'n' the Tears.[4]
After Sniff 'n' the Tears, Dyche played live and recorded with a range of bands and musicians, including the Pat Travers Band,[5] Noel McCalla, John Illsley,[6] The Hank Wangford Band and The Maddy Prior Band.[7] He also rejoined Glenn Cornick's band Wild Turkey,[8] [9] [10] for some time circa 2006, and, more recently, he played with the Burton upon Trent-based band Mona Leeza.
Mick Dyche died on 21 December 2018, in Hereford. He had been diagnosed with cancer in February that same year.[11] [12]
