{{Short description|American musician}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Dean Davidson | origin = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | alias = "Dizzy Dean" | occupation = Musician | instrument = Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion, harmonica, piano | years_active = 1985–2014 | genre = Glam metal, hard rock, folk rock | associated_acts = Britny Fox, Blackeyed Susan }}
'''"Dizzy" Dean Davidson''' is an American singer, guitarist, and drummer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a founding member, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the glam metal 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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Carlson|first1=Taylor T.|title=HAIRcyclopedia Vol. 1 - The Legends|date=June 2014|isbn=978-1-312-28618-4|pages=36–37|publisher=Lulu.com |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2d7YBgAAQBAJ&dq=dean+davidson+britny+fox&pg=PA35|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref> The band name, Britny Fox was named after the Welsh coat of arms of one of Davidson's 18th century ancestors.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Blush|first1=Steven|title=American Hair Metal|date=2006|publisher=Feral House|location=Los Angeles, CA|isbn=978-1-932595-18-5|page=119|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HATKvqJ1tzIC&dq=dean+davidson+britny+fox&pg=PA119|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref> Davidson later expressed a dislike for the Britny Fox material, saying he was "controlled by management and the label" and calling the music "prefabricated".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-08-23-9103020984-story.html|title=BLACKEYED SUSAN: HARD AT WORK ON STRAIGHT-AHEAD ROCK|last=Popson|first=Tom|website=chicagotribune.com|date=23 August 1991 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>
In 2007, Davidson released a folk rock album called ''Drive My Karma''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/drive-my-karma-mw0001666011|title=Drive My Karma - Dean Davidson {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref>
== Discography == '''Britny Fox'''
* ''Britny Fox'' (1988) *''Boys in Heat'' (1989) *''The Best of Britny Fox'' (2001)
'''Blackeyed Susan'''
* ''Electric Rattlebone'' (1991) * ''Just a Taste'' (1992) (unreleased)
'''Jarod Dean'''
* ''A Weekend Soul Massage'' (1999)
'''Love Saves the Day'''
* ''Superstar'' (2001)
'''Solo'''
* ''Drive My Karma'' (2007) * ''Wouldn’t Change A Thing'' - Single (2014)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=780uXTLqfeU YouTube Video of Dean Davidson]
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