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
| 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 |
| April 25 | Adams Avenue Unplugged | San Diego, CA | solo set |
| May 8 | Gator by the Bay | San Diego, CA | Deke Dickerson and the Bostonians Western Swing Band |
| May 24 | Western Swingout | Tehachapi, CA | Deke and the Whippersnappers, also backing up Tommy Horton’s tribute to Johnny Horton |
| May 29 | Blind Lady Ale House | San Diego, CA | Deke DJ gig, spinning vinyl rarities |
| May 30 | Panama 66 in Balboa Park | San Diego, CA | solo set |
| June 3 | Tio Leo’s | San Diego, CA | with the Whippersnappers |
| June 5 | Allied Gardens concert series | San Diego, CA | with the Whippersnappers |
| June 26-27 | Northern Roundup Vintage Weekend | Deerbrook, WI | with band, band TBA |
| July 10-12 | Sjock Festival | Belgium | with the Whippersnappers and the Untamed Youth |
| July 26 | Campus Jax | Newport Beach, CA | with the Whippersnappers |
| August 28-29 | Bethune Retro Festival | Bethune, France | with the Don Diego Trio (from Italy) |
| October 1-4 | Redwood Coast Music Festival | Eureka, CA | with the Whippersnappers, special surprise sets |
Book Writin’
Musings
Articles and thoughts from the mind of Deke
RIP Ross “The Boss” Friedman
Farewell to Ross “The Boss” Friedman of The Dictators, who passed away yesterday from complications of ALS. He was seventy-two.
Nick Lowe/Cactus Blossoms Show
I was offered a guest pass to the Nick Lowe/Cactus Blossoms show in Downtown LA tonight and I debated going for quite a while. Should I? The doctor would probably say it’s a bad idea.
Fiddle and Bow Repair
Growing up as a child, my Grandma Dickerson had this fiddle that she said was “Charlie Poole’s fiddle.” My dad can fill in some of the details, but here are the basic elements of the story.
