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Deke and the Whippersnappers 7-inch

Hot Roddin’ with Deke Dickerson and the Whippersnappers

“Hot Roddin’ with Deke Dickerson and the Whippersnappers” is available NOW! Hot off the presses, here is the brand-new release with the hit “Ridin’ With The Devil (Goin’ Fast as I Can Go)” and three other hot-rod-themed songs!

We have a limited number of red vinyl 7-inch EPs (with bonus CD included). These will sell out instantly, so get your copy now! If you’re seeing this, that’s what you’ll get, but once they’re gone, we’ll be shipping the black vinyl version.

You can also purchase a high-quality download of these tracks here!

Live Dates

Sept 27 Rev It Up Car Show Lawrence, KS Deke backed by the Culprits
Oct 3-5 Redwood Coast Music Festival Eureka, CA Deke and the Whippersnappers, plus sets with Mitch Polzak, Dave Stuckey, and Carl Sonny Leyland
Oct 10 Rhythm Riot Festival Great Yarmouth, England Deke Rhythm and Blues set, backed by Los Torontos
Oct 18 Verdi Club San Francisco, CA Deke honky-tonk/Western swing show, backed by the Lost Troubadours
Oct 25 "Fuss and Holler" @ American Legion Hall (Cochran Club) Bell Gardens, CA Blind Rage and Violence Link Wray tribute show
Nov 2 Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs location San Diego, CA Deke solo
Nov 7 McSwain Theater Ada, OK Deke special guest with Bob Wills’s Texas Playboys under the direction of Jason Roberts
Nov 8 Birthplace of Western Swing Festival Ft. Worth, TX Deke special guest with Bob Wills’s Texas Playboys under the direction of Jason Roberts
Nov 21 Burning Beard Brewery El Cajon, CA Deke and the Whippersnappers
Nov 22 Sassafras Saloon Hollywood, CA Deke and the Whippersnappers
Nov 23 Campus Jax Newport Beach, CA Deke and the Whippersnappers
Dec 5 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA Deke and Th’ Losin’ Streaks special garage-rock show
Dec 6 Torch Club Sacramento, CA Deke and Th’ Losin’ Streaks special garage-rock show
Dec 7 Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market Alameda, CA Deke solo
Dec 20 The Burren Somerville, MA Deke with all-star Boston band backing him
Dec 26 The Casbah San Diego, CA Deke and the Whippersnappers
Dec 31 Golden Sails Hotel Long Beach, CA Deke and All-Star Western swing Band featuring Dave “D.B.” Berzansky, Brad Fordham, and Lisa Pankratz
Jan 17 Godmothers San Pedro, CA Deke and the Whippersnappers
Feb 4-8 Rockin’ Race Jamboree Torremolinos, Spain Deke with the Untamed Youth
April 9-12 Viva Las Vegas Festival, Orleans Casino Las Vegas, NV Deke’s Guitar Geek Festival Show, Dave and Deke Combo’s Hillbillyfest
April 16-20 Rockabilly Rave Great Yarmouth, England Deke and the Whippersnappers, also Deke with Crazy Joe Tritschler and Kyle Eldridge

Book Writin’

Sixteen Tons: The Merle Travis Story (BMG Books, 480 pages)—the first-ever full-length Merle Travis biography—is the story of Country Music Hall of Fame member Merle Travis, a brilliant, multi-talented, and deeply troubled artist who is widely considered a genius. Order it now via the button at right! Also check out Deke’s two earlier books:
 
The Strat in the Attic: Thrilling Stories of Guitar Archaeology (Voyageur Press, 256 pages), in which musician, journalist, and “guitarchaeologist” Deke Dickerson tells the true tales of 50 thrilling rare guitar finds. Foreword by Jonathan Kellerman.
 
The Strat in the Attic 2: More Thrilling Stories of Guitar Archaeology (Voyageur Press, 256 pages), with even more stories behind dozens of astounding guitar finds.

Musings

Articles and thoughts from the mind of Deke

Report from Toledo

Report from Toledo

Rust Belt cities in America are always a bit depressing, but I also find them endlessly fascinating. I’ve never had a chance to walk around Toledo before.

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Wichita Falls, Texas, and Nesman Studios

Wichita Falls, Texas, and Nesman Studios

We passed through Wichita Falls, Texas, and I had to take a little detour to see the building where Nesman recording studios used to be, back in the day. The Sprague Brothers were the first ones to tell me about Nesman Studios.

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Videos

These and more on the Deke Dickerson YouTube Channel

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