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A bluesy Southern rock guitarist with soulful vocals to match, Georgia native
Chris Hicks honed his skills playing lead guitar for
Gregg Allman,
Lynyrd Skynyrd and
the Marshall Tucker Band, among others. Inspired by
Otis Redding and
James Brown,
Hicks grew up in the Macon area and later joined the Experience. After playing the blues festival circuit for several years, the band opened up for
Steppenwolf and
Charlie Daniels during the 1980s, and
Hicks was asked to join
the Outlaws later that decade. After
the Outlaws disbanded in 1996,
Hicks joined the evolving lineup of
the Marshall Tucker Band, serving as the group's lead guitarist while simultaneously launching a solo career with 1998's Funky Broadway.
Hicks stayed with
the Marshall Tucker Band throughout the following decade, and 2008 saw the release of his second solo effort, Dog Eat World. ~ John Bush