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Dylan Hicks

Dylan Hicks (also sometimes known as the Governor of Fun is an American singer-songwriter and novelist from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hicks' first three albums were released on the No Alternative label. After releasing a self-produced cassette and two 45s, his first album "Won" was released in 1996 and recorded with backing band The Golf Ball-Sized Boogie.  He released his second CD entitled "Poughkeepsie" in 1998, which was described by Kristy Martin as "a sparkling demo of smart wordplay and pop sensibility." He followed this up with the album "Alive With Pleasure" in 2001.

As a companion to his novel Boarded Windows, Hicks released an album entitled Sings Bolling Greene, which originated when Hicks started writing songs by Bolling Greene, one of the characters in the book. In the book, Greene is a country musician. About half of the songs on Sings Bolling Greene are written from Greene's perspective, while the remaining ones are about Greene.  His most recent album, Ad Out, was released on October 20, 2017

- from wikipedia (2021)