In 1976, their US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Car Wash" brought Dickey and the band acclaim and success.
After leaving the band in 1980, Dickey moved to the United Kingdom, where she continued a solo career.
In 2022 Gwen featured on the Giants of Soul Tour - taking in 15 UK venues performing with Deniece Williams, Alexander O'Neal, Tunde (Lighthouse Family) and Jaki Graham.
[4] The EP is a collaboration with producer, songwriter, and guitarist Eric Jackson (who has worked with artists like Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Usher, and Robin Thicke) and songwriter/producer Robert Elijah Storm Daniels (whose credits include Usher, Mary J. Blige, Robin Thicke, and Lil Wayne).
In 2010, Dickey experienced a spinal cord injury in her London home, leaving her reliant on a wheelchair.