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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 .
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. After a line up change they continued as Screech Owls (’88 – ’96).
13 de mar. de 2023 · Dik Evans was one of the original guitarists of U2, but he left the band after a year and a half. He was replaced by his brother David, who became the Edge, the iconic guitarist of the legendary rock group.
15 de feb. de 2024 · Lypton Village: Black and White in Colour. Dik Evans, Guggi (Derek Rowen) y Gavin Friday (Fionán Hanvey) durante una actuación de Virgin Prunes, 1979. Fotografía: David Corio / Getty. Esta es una historia del punk en Dublín. No es la historia del punk en Dublín.
29 de oct. de 2022 · Guggi left Virgin Prunes in 1984 (to pursue a highly successful career as a visual artist), with guitarist Dik Evans (older brother of U2′s Dave Evans, aka Edge) departing shortly after....
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 .
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).