Deke Dickerson is one of America’s greatest musical treasures. As an entertainer and musician, he has toured the world and established himself as one of the foremost purveyors of roots music, headlining festivals from Las Vegas to Finland.
Over the years, Dickerson has sought to keep many of the great genres of roots music alive–Rockabilly, Western Swing, Surf, Doo-Wop, Honky-Tonk – while bringing in his own original songs and entertaining personality into the mix.
In addition to performing, Dickerson does music for films and television shows (he did the soundtrack to Johnny Knoxville’s last feature film, ‘Action Point,’ for Paramount Pictures), and writes for several guitar magazines and book publishers and his latest book, due is a biography on the life of singer-songwriter-guitarist Merle Travis, of ’16 Tons’ fame.
Deke Dickerson’s new band, the Whippersnappers, and a brand new album, "Honky Tonkin Rhythm." High energy hillbilly, rockabilly, and vintage style country, jet propelled with Dekes great singing, songwriting and guitar playing, and the Whippersnappers youthful energy.
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