Carl Dixon

Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Began music studies at age 4 on piano, followed by guitar, drums and percussion, and voice.

A child of the sixties, Carl was enchanted with the sounds of the Beatles, Creedence, the Stones, the Guess Who, Sly, Motown, "and all the magic rock and pop music that climbed the charts in those early days". The next heavier wave of bands like Free, Humble Pie, Grand Funk, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Faces, Mick Taylor-era Stones and of course Led Zeppelin crystallised Carl's desire to be a player, not just a fan. "For me, being a musician was never about trying to get girls or be popular; it was always about trying to re-create that thrill that great music gave to me"

Carl started playing guitar and singing in bands at 15; at 16 he started playing underage in bars with older musicians through the rest of school days.

A chance meeting lead Carl to move to Montreal in 1979 to continue his career with a band called Firefly, which already included a guitarist/singer named Brian Hughes (Beau Geste, Brian Hughes band).

Early 1981, Firefly dwindling, Carl moved closer to home to Toronto. Barely settled, he answered a newspaper Classified ad from a band seeking a guitarist/singer. That band was Coney Hatch, and Carl was quickly hired.