Deke Dickerson – In 3-Dimensions! (Major Label 2003)

Deke Dickerson – In 3-Dimensions!

Label:Major Label Records (5) – MLCD-001

Format:CD, Album

Country:US

Released:2003

Genre:Rock, Folk, World, & Country

Style:Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Country, Swing

TRACKS

Rock & Rollin' Deke!

1I Might Not Come Home At All

Written-By – Dickerson*

2Top Of The Line

Written-By – Dickerson*

3Ain't Got A Reason

Written-By – Dickerson*

4I Get So Lonely

Written-By – Pat Ballard

5Sittin' & Thinkin'

Written-By – Charlie Rich

Rockabilly Deke!

6Wear Out The Soles Of My Shoes

Written-By – Dickerson*

7Take The Long Way Home

Written-By – Horton*

8It Would Be A Doggone Lie

Written-By – Autry Inman

9Let's Get Wild Tonight

Written-By – Dickerson*

10Bitter Tears

Written-By – Rodney Scott

Hillbilly Deke!

11You've Been Honky Tonkin'

12Too Hot To Handle

Written-By – Noack*

13Knoxville Boogie

Written-By – Dickerson*

14Gambler's Guitar

Written-By – Travis*

15Pinball Boogie

16Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Written-By – Noack*

17I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die

• Recorded At – Powow Fun Room

• Mixed At – Soil Of The South Studios

• Recorded At – Soil Of The South Studios

• Recorded At – Wormtone Recording Service, Denver

• Acoustic Bass – Billy Horton (tracks: 11 to 17), Rip Carson* (tracks: 6 to 10)

• Baritone Saxophone, Bass Saxophone – Deke Dickerson (tracks: 5, 12)

• Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Ron Dziubla (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Bass – Pete Curry (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Drums – Bobby Trimble* (tracks: 11, 12, 14 to 17), Craig Packham (tracks: 6 to 10 13), Earl Palmer (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Electric Guitar – Dave Biller (tracks: 11 to 17)

• Engineer – Kurt Ohlen (tracks: 11 to 17), Wally Hersom (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Mixed By, Producer, Engineer – Mark Neill

• Musical Assistance – Bobby Horton (2) (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Piano – Carl Sonny Leyland (tracks: 1 to 5), Deke Dickerson (tracks: 10)

• Steel Guitar [Bigsby Steel] – Jeremy Wakefield (2) (tracks: 11 to 17)

• Vocals, Guitar, Electric Guitar – Deke Dickerson

Fifth solo compact disc with 3 different musical colors, and lotsa great artist of the roots rock'n'roll field

Deke Dickerson Biography by Mark Deming AMG

One of the most respected guitarists on the West Coast roots rock scene, Deke Dickerson melds top-notch chops with an encyclopedic knowledge of vintage country, rockabilly, surf, blues, and garage rock styles, all informed by his trademark sense of humor. Dickerson was born in Columbia, Missouri, in the summer of 1968. Raised in a farming family, Dickerson grew up listening to classic country sounds, and once told a reporter the first two concerts he saw were by bluegrass pioneerBill Monroeand by blues iconWillie Dixon. Dickerson began playing in bands when he was only 13, and was a seasoned veteran when in 1987 he formedthe Untamed Youth. The band's hot-wired blend of surf and garage rock gained them a small but fiercely loyal cult following, but despite relocating to the West Coast, the band called it quits in 1993 after six years of struggle, just before the success of thePulp Fictionsoundtrack gave the surf scene a new lease on life.

During the latter days ofthe Untamed Youth, Dickerson joined forces with fellow Missouri transplantDave Stuckeyto formthe Dave & Deke Combo, which specialized in rockabilly and vintage hillbilly sounds. The band soon became the toast of the Los Angeles retro scene and developed a potent following overseas, with British label No Hit Records releasing their first record in 1993 and the band touring Europe several times to enthusiastic crowds. In 1995, the band's acclaimedHollywood Barn Dancealbum hit the shelves, but the combo amicably split up a year later so Dickerson andStuckeycould pursue other musical avenues. Shortly beforethe Dave & Deke Combocalled it quits, Dickerson began moonlighting withthe Go-Nuts, a garage-flavored "snak-rock" combo, in which he appeared as the masked "Donut Prince" as the band humorously celebrated the glories of junk food.

In 1998, Dickerson debuted his new group,Deke Dickerson & His Ecco-Fonics(named for a brand of tape echo unit made in the 1950s). Running the musical gamut from rockabilly and hillbilly to surf, jump blues, and instrumental rock, Dickerson and his band were soon signed to Hightone Records, and released their debut album,Number One Hit Record, in the fall of 1998. Two more albums for Hightone followed, 1999'sMore Million Sellersand 2000'sRhythm, Rhyme & Truth, before Dickerson struck out on his own in 2003 withIn 3-Dimensions!, the first release on his own Major Label label. The rarities collectionMister Entertainmentappeared the same year. Dickerson also launched a second label, Ecco-Fonic Records, to release material by himself and like-minded artists, and he compiled a disc of highlights from his Hightone releases,My Name Is Deke, which was released in 2004.

As well as releasing a steady stream of albums through his Ecco-Fonic label, Dickerson has recorded music for the films Election and Sideways, scored the documentary The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia, provided musical cues forBob Dylan'sTheme Time Radio Hour, and produced albums forDig Wayne, "Blind" Rage and Violence, andLisa & Her Kin. Dickerson also teamed up with surf/garage rock legendsthe Trashmenin 2014 to record the album Bringing Back the Trash; cut an EP with R&B vocalistNikki Hill(Soul Meets Country), and provided the vocals for a set of covers of instrumental hits fromLos Straitjackets. In 2015, Rockbeat released another collection of Dickerson's Hightone Records material, simply titledGreatest Hits.

In addition to his career in music, Dickerson is also a talented writer, and has penned liner notes for albums by Glen Glenn, Jenks "Tex" Carman, Jimmy Bryant, and the Raging Teens.