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Deke Dickerson (born 3 June 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and film composer.
Dickerson was born in St. Louis, Missouri. After playing in several local rockabilly bands, Deke formed The Untamed Youth at age 17 in his hometown of
Deke Dickerson Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2018) {{DEFAULTSORT:Dickerson, Deke 1968 births Living people Guitarists from Columbia, Missouri Composers from Columbia, Missouri American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians
Deke Dickerson (born 3 June 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and film composer.
Dickerson was born in St. Louis, Missouri. After playing in several local rockabilly bands, Deke formed The Untamed Youth at age 17 in his hometown of Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth ...
. In 1991 he moved to Los Angeles and joined Dave Stuckey to form the Dave & Deke Combo, a partnership that yielded two albums and a 2005 reunion at major rockabilly festivals. Joining the Ecco-Fonics in 1998, Deke toured, signed to HighTone Records and released three albums for the label. His style incorporates country, alternative country
Alternative country, or alternative country rock (sometimes alt-country, insurgent country, Americana, or y'allternative), is a loosely defined subgenre of country music and/or country rock that includes acts that differ significantly in style ...
, rockabilly, hillbilly
Hillbilly is a term (often derogatory) for people who dwell in rural, mountainous areas in the United States, primarily in southern Appalachia and the Ozarks. The term was later used to refer to people from other rural and mountainous areas west ...
, blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ...
, western swing and rock 'n' roll.
Dickerson writes a regular column in '' Guitar Player'' magazine and feature articles in ''Vintage Guitar'' magazine and ''The Fretboard Journal''. He also organizes an annual "Guitar Geek Festival" held in Anaheim, California, every January, during the NAMM Show. He owns a Ray Butts EchoSonic, serial number 24, a rare amplifier with built-in tape echo that used to belong to Scotty Moore.
In 2018, Dickerson wrote the soundtrack for the film '' Action Point''.
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External links
*Deke Dickerson Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2018) {{DEFAULTSORT:Dickerson, Deke 1968 births Living people Guitarists from Columbia, Missouri Composers from Columbia, Missouri American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians