Dickerson played with many local rock bands and became a touring musician for Prince when he answered his ad in a local entertainment paper in 1979. He co-wrote songs and contributed vocals to singles such as "Little Red Corvette and "1999" as well as the guitar solo on "Little Red Corvette". Dickerson left the band in 1999 and was replaced by Wendy Melvoin. He formed the band the Modernaires and toured with Billy Idol. Dickerson appeared in Prince's movie Purple Rain. He became the Vice President of A&R for the record label Starsong Communications in 1990 and formed the Christian rock label Absolute Records in 1994. Dickerson released the solo album Oneman and the book My Time with Prince-Confessions of a Former Revolutionary. He now manages the record label and branding companies Pavilion Entertainment and Pavilion Synergies.
