DAVID WILCOX

David Wilcox came to North Carolina for Warren Wilson College, transferring there in 1981 and graduating in 1985. [en.wikipedia.org] He played regularly at McDibbs, a nightclub in Black Mountain. [en.wikipedia.org] He has been based in Asheville across two long stretches. [en.wikipedia.org] He is a different musician from the Canadian guitarist of the same name, a confusion the encyclopedia notes on his behalf. [en.wikipedia.org] He is not from western North Carolina but settled there, and by 2018 had been in Asheville thirty-seven years. [mountainx.com] He found the college that brought him to the state while riding the length of the Blue Ridge Parkway by bicycle in 1981, missing his guitar. [mountainx.com] His residency at McDibbs in Black Mountain ran until the club closed in 1992. [mountainx.com]

“He later transferred to Warren Wilson College in North Carolina in 1981 and graduated in 1985.” [en.wikipedia.org]

“Wilcox appeared regularly at a Black Mountain, North Carolina, nightclub called McDibbs.” [en.wikipedia.org]

“He was based in Asheville, North Carolina in the 1990s, in Washington, D.C., and Maryland in 1999–2000, and again in Asheville in 2009.” [en.wikipedia.org]

“Wilcox is sometimes confused with Canadian rock and blues guitarist David Wilcox.” [en.wikipedia.org]

“Now, 37 years and 20-plus albums later, Asheville remains Wilcox’s home, and living here informs his music in myriad ways.” [mountainx.com]

““In 1981, I was on a long bicycle ride the whole length of the Blue Ridge Parkway,” Wilcox recalls. “Traveling by bicycle, you have to travel very light, and I missed being able to play guitar.”” [mountainx.com]

“Wilcox was a regular performer at McDibbs in Black Mountain up until its closing in 1992.” [mountainx.com]