Dave Dixon

Biography

Dave Dixon was known as the Culture Czar. His last job was broadcasting from the "Tesla Center in beautiful downtown Southfield." He was once the lead DJ of the legendary "Air Aces" on Detroit's rock station WABX. Dixon was a major influence on Detroit's FM revolution in the late 1960s. Dixon was a radio pioneer in Detroit who was among the first to play The Doors, Hendrix, Blind Faith, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and many other artists now taken for granted in pop culture. Dixon also had a co-writing credit on Peter, Paul and Mary's hit tune "I Dig Rock & Roll Music."

Dixon left WABX in 1974. He spent ten years in Miami; where he hosted a popular overnight movie program (Th...