LP version now available!!
Deke’s first long-player with the Whippersnappers is chock full of great new songs: lots of wild rockabilly, great 1950s-style country numbers, and dramatic Western numbers. Two of the group’s biggest numbers from their first EP are included as well: “Here Kitty Kitty” and “Wild Wild Thing.”
The long-playing vinyl version is now available! 16 tracks! Heavy cardboard “old school” album cover! Mastered by Deke on his 1940 Scully record lathe! On a first-come, first-served basis, buyers through dekedickerson.com will receive a limited edition (one of 300) RED VINYL version of the album!
Live Dates
May 3, 2024 | Fitzgeralds | Chicago, IL | w/ The Joel Paterson Trio |
May 4, 2024 | Vintage Torque Fest | Dubuque, IA | w/ Beau Sample and Alex Hall |
May 9, 2024 | Gator by the Bay | San Diego, CA | as Deke and the Whippersnappers |
May 17-18, 2024 | EastSide Boogie Festival | Nashville, TN | |
June 13, 2024 | Private party | Albany, NY | as Deke and the Whippersnappers |
June 14, 2024 | Francis Kite (East Village) | New York, NY | NY Chills ’n’ Fever Party w/ Deke and the Whippersnappers, Jukebox Jodi, more TBA (The Centuries - Rockabilly open the show) |
June 15, 2024 | Honesdale Roots and Rhythm Festival | Honesdale, PA | as Deke and the Whippersnappers (check local listings for times--Deke and the guys play the festival in the afternoon, then another club show at night in town) |
June 16, 2024 | Buckley’s | Valley Stream, NY | as Deke and the Whippersnappers (Buckley's 5 pm Father's Day show!) |
June 17, 2024 | Dangerously Delicious Pies Test Kitchen | Baltimore, MD | as Deke and the Whippersnappers (a pie homecoming with our old pal Rodney Henry!) |
June 18, 2024 | Hank Dietle’s Tavern | Rockville, MD | as Deke and the Whippersnappers |
June 19, 2024 | Elkton Music Hall w/ The Flea Bops | Elkton, MD | as Deke and the Whippersnappers |
June 20, 2024 | Muddy Waters w/ Crash & Deb opening | Asbury, NJ | as Deke and the Whippersnappers |
June 21, 2024 | The Hangar | Troy, NY | as Deke and the Whippersnappers |
June 22, 2024 | Faces Nightclub w/ Jittery Jack | Malden, MA | as Deke and the Whippersnappers |
June 23, 2024 | Cafe 9 w/ The Centures opening | New Haven, CT | as Deke and the Whippersnappers |
July 12-21, 2024 | Alaska tour | Cities TBA | as Deke and the Whippersnappers |
July 27, 2024 | Surf Guitar 101 Festival | Long Beach, CA | w/ The Untamed Youth |
Book Writin’
Musings
Articles and thoughts from the mind of Deke
Merle’s and Speedy’s Bigsbys at the CMHOF
Country Music Hall of Fame instrument curator Jack Clutter has informed me that Merle and Speedy’s Bigsby instruments are now in the same showcase.
At the Boatright Home in Norwalk
Semie Moseley, the founder of Mosrite, customized guitars (and I believe even built a guitar or two) before he wound up living at this residence around 1952 or 1953.
Operation Flagstone
Today as I was walking around the neighborhood, I saw one of those big dumpsters outside a house, and these folks were stripping all the flagstone off one part of their house and dumping it.
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Videos
These and more on the Deke Dickerson YouTube Channel