{{short description|American musician}} {{Use American English|date=August 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = Gwen Dickey | image = | alt = Gwen Dickey | caption = | birth_name = <!-- leave empty if the same "name" --> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|12|1}} | birth_place = Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | alias = Rose Norwalt | genre = {{hlist|R&B|pop|disco|soul|funk}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter|record producer}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|}} | years_active = 1973–present | label = Whitfield | current_member_of = Rose Royce }} '''Gwen Dickey''' (born December 1, 1953) is an American musician. She is best known as the lead singer of the R&B band Rose Royce, where she performed under the name Rose Norwalt. Notable songs from the group include "Car Wash" and "Wishing on a Star". In 1976, their US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single "Car Wash" brought Dickey and the band acclaim and success. After leaving the band in 1980, Dickey moved to the United Kingdom, where she continued a solo career.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Waring |first1=Charles |date=30 July 2015 |title=A Rose by any other name – Ex-Rose Royce singer Gwen Dickey talks |url=http://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/interviews/3528-a-rose-by-any-other-name-ex-rose-royce-singer-gwen-dickey-talks.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810235415/http://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/interviews/3528-a-rose-by-any-other-name-ex-rose-royce-singer-gwen-dickey-talks.html |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |access-date=10 August 2018 |website=www.soulandjazzandfunk.com}}</ref>
==Career== Gwen Dickey formed her own version of Rose Royce in 2017 - Gwen Dickey's Rose Royce and in 2021 and 2022 toured the UK nationally. In 2022 Gwen featured on the Giants of Soul Tour - taking in 15 UK venues performing with Deniece Williams, Alexander O'Neal, Tunde (Lighthouse Family) and Jaki Graham.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wooley |first=Ian |date=7 Oct 2022 |title=Beat Magazine |url=https://www.beat-magazine.co.uk/2022/silky-smooth-with-the-giants-of-soul/ |magazine=Billboard |pages=22 |via=www.beat-magazine.co.uk}}</ref> In 2023 [https://allevents.in/london/its-soultime-at-the-london-palladium-with-the-real-thing-and-gwen-dickeys-rose-royce/200023592763052?ref=past-event-page Gwen Dickey's Rose Royce headlined at The London Palladium.]
In 2024 Dickey released the EP “This is Gwen Dickey”,<ref>{{cite web |title=Gwen Dickey – ''This Is Gwen Dickey - Press Release''|url=https://www.pr.com/press-release/922857 |website=pr.com|year=2024|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS) given that it's a press release|date=October 2024}} featuring four tracks.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Buckley |first=Bill |date=18 Oct 2024 |title=EP - This Is Gwen Dickey - Review|url=https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/news/this-is-gwen-dickey/ |magazine=Soul & Jazz & Funk |via=soulandjazzandfunk.com}}</ref> The EP is a collaboration with producer, songwriter, and guitarist Eric Jackson (who has worked with artists like Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Usher, and Robin Thicke) and songwriter/producer Robert Elijah Storm Daniels (whose credits include Usher, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, and Lil Wayne).
==Personal life== In 2010, Dickey experienced a spinal cord injury in her London home, leaving her reliant on a wheelchair. As of 2023, she still performs concerts while seated on stage.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brennan |first1=Stuart |title=Review: David Gest's Legends of Soul Spectacular @ Stockport Plaza |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/david-gests-legends-soul-spectacular-6710994 |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=Manchester Evening News|date=14 February 2014}}</ref>
==Discography==
* ''Time to Change'' (1993) Album * ''This Is Gwen Dickey'' (2024) EP * ''If I'm Gonna Be With You'' (2024) Single
== Discography == {{main|Rose Royce discography}}(Albums featuring Gwen Dickey) * ''Car Wash'' (1976) * ''In Full Bloom'' (1977) * ''Strikes Again'' (1978) * ''Rainbow Connection IV'' (1979) * ''Greatest Hits'' (1980)
==External links== * [http://www.gwen-dickey-rose-royce.com Official Gwen Dickey Website]
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