"Dizzy" Dean Davidson is an American singer, guitarist, and drummer from

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. He was a founding member, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the

glam metal Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam r ...

band Britny Fox from 1985 to 1990. After leaving Britny Fox, Davidson formed the band Blackeyed Susan. The band disbanded in 1992 but reunited in 2000 without Davidson. In 2010, Davidson attempted to reunite Britny Fox but did not get past the talking stage. The band name, Britny Fox was named after the

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of one of Davidson's 18th century ancestors. Davidson later expressed a dislike for the Britny Fox material, saying he was "controlled by management and the label" and calling the music "prefabricated". In 2007, Davidson released a

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album called ''Drive My Karma''.

Discography

Britny Fox * '' Britny Fox'' (1988) *''

Boys in Heat ''Boys in Heat'' is the second album by the American glam metal band Britny Fox, released in 1989. After this album, singer "Dizzy" Dean Davidson left the group and formed the band "Blackeyed Susan". He was replaced by singer Tommy Paris. The al ...

'' (1989) *''

The Best of Britny Fox Britny Fox is an American glam metal band from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, initially active from 1985 to 1992 then subsequently reforming from 2000 to 2003, again in 2006 to 2008 and final time reforming in 2015 to 2016. They are best k ...

'' (2001) Blackeyed Susan * ''Electric Rattlebone'' (1991) * ''Just a Taste'' (1992) Jarod Dean * ''A Weekend Soul Massage'' (1999) Love Saves the Day * ''Superstar'' (2001) Solo * '' Drive My Karma'' (2007)

References

External links

YouTube Video of Dean Davidson
Living people American rock singers Britny Fox members Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-rock-singer-stub