Hiya Pete,
I'm 66 years old and I've known him since we were late teenagers.
Johnny Taylor tells me his given name was Richard Rycroft. I've only ever known him as Tinker Dick - never needed anything else - and it seemed a jolly nickname to which he was well suited . I've said pretty much all that I can in my opening "piece" above.
He was never going to set the world alight with the brilliance of his performance with either guitar or singing - but he was just great to bump-into at musical gatherings and his performances were always memorable for a mixture of humour , self effacement and a great presence and wry , tongue in cheek understanding of the joy and nuances of live performance.
A really warm and pleasant bloke as you would ever wish to meet.

RIP Dick

Betsy