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Instrument (s) Guitar. Years active. 1976–present. Richard G. " Dik " Evans (born 1957) is an Irish musician. He is a co-founder and guitarist of the band Virgin Prunes, and a co-founder and early guitarist of the band that later became U2. He is the older brother of U2 guitarist The Edge .
The Virgin Prunes were founded in 1977 by vocalists Guggi (né Derek Rowen), Gavin Friday (né Fionan Hanvey) and Dave-iD Busaras, guitarist Dik Evans (brother of U2's The Edge), bassist Strongman (Trevor Rowen, brother of Guggi) and drummer Pod (Anthony Murphy).
Dik Evans. Richard “Dik” Evans was a founding member of the Virgin Prunes and guitarist with the band from 1977 until 1984. He later formed Kid Sisters with singer Debbie Skhow.
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The Virgin Prunes, which meant ‘outsiders’, comprised: Gavin Friday (Fionán Hanvey) and Guggi (Derek Rowen) on lead vocals, Strongman (Trevor Rowen, Guggi’s brother) and Dik (Richard Evans, brother of David Evans aka U2’s ‘The Edge’) on guitars, Pod (Anthony Murphy) and then Mary d’Nellon (David Kelly) on drums and Dave-Id ...
Dublin weirdoes with androgynous names and a predilection for semi-melodic rock and conceptual lyrics, the Virgin Prunes (one of whom, original guitarist Dik Evans, is the Edge’s brother) released two intriguing 45s before embarking on the ambitious “A New Form of Beauty” project (the concept being the beauty of being different — and ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Musician. Instrument (s) Guitar. Years active. 1976–present. Richard G. " Dik " Evans (born 1957) is an Irish musician. He is a co-founder and guitarist of the band Virgin Prunes, and a co-founder and early guitarist of the band that later became U2. He is the older brother of U2 guitarist The Edge.
David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge, is a British-Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist of the rock band U2 .