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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!

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Live Dates

August 9	Ashkenaz	Berkeley, CA	with the Whippersnappers
August 12	Shakespeare Festival Live	Ashland, OR	with the Whippersnappers
August 13	The Ruins	Hood River, OR	with the Whippersnappers
August 14	The Showdown	Portland, OR	with the Whippersnappers, with the Dusty 45s
August 15	Rev Moto	Olympia, WA	with the Whippersnappers, with the Dusty 45s
August 16	Slim’s Last Chance	Seattle, WA	with the Whippersnappers, with the Dusty 45s
August 18	Naked Lounge	Chico, CA	with the Whippersnappers
August 19	Western Wednesday at Moe’s Alley	Santa Cruz, CA	with the Whippersnappers, with Geoff Miller
August 20	KRSH Radio Backyard Show	Petaluma, CA	with the Whippersnappers
August 21	Torch Club	Sacramento, CA	with the Whippersnappers, with Geoff Miller
August 22	Grand Ole BBQ	Flynn Springs, CA	with the Whippersnappers
August 29-30	Bethune Retro Festival	Bethune, France	with the Don Diego Trio (from Italy) and Mitch Polzak
September 5	Ventura Nationals	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA	with the Whippersnappers
September 10	Crystal Saloon	Juneau, AK	with the Whippersnappers
September 11	Malemute Saloon	Ester, AK	with the Whippersnappers
September 12	Private party	Fairbanks, AK	with the Whippersnappers
September 13	AlaskaLive at KUAC-FM	tune in at 7pm AKST!	with the Whippersnappers
September 16	TBA	Bilbao, Spain	with Los Torontos backing Deke
September 17	TBA	Madrid, Spain	with Los Torontos backing Deke
September 18	TBA	Valencia, Spain	with Los Torontos backing Deke
September 19	Castell d'aro	Girona, Spain	with Los Torontos backing Deke
September 25	Deer Lodge	Ojai, CA	with the Whippersnappers and John Surge
September 26	Downey Moose Lodge	Downey, CA	with the Whippersnappers
September 27	McCabe’s	Santa Monica, CA	solo show with special guests
October 2-4	Redwood Coast Music Festival	Eureka, CA	with the Whippersnappers, special surprise sets
October 11	Fantastic Dracula Carnival Festival	Benidorm, Spain	with the Untamed Youth--SOLD OUT
October 16	The Casbah	San Diego, CA	with the Untamed Youth
October 17 (afternoon)	Los Angeles Farmers Market	Los Angeles, CA	with the Whippersnappers
October 17 (evening)	Alex’s Bar	Long Beach, CA	with the Untamed Youth and the Mummies--SOLD OUT
October 18	Lou Lou’s at the Lafayette Hotel	San Diego, CA	with the Whippersnappers
November 1	Country Soul Sessions	London, England	solo show
November 6-8	Hemsby Festival	Hemsby, England	playing guitar for the Bellfuries
November 14	Rockabillique Festival	Immalokee, FL	with the Whippersnappers, Blind Rage and Violence
December 6	Alameda Rock and Roll Flea Market	Alameda, CA	solo show

Book Writin’

Sixteen Tons: The Merle Travis Story (BMG Books, 480 pages)—the first-ever full-length Merle Travis biography—is the story of Country Music Hall of Fame member Merle Travis, a brilliant, multi-talented, and deeply troubled artist who is widely considered a genius. Order it now via the button at right! Also check out Deke’s two earlier books:

The Strat in the Attic: Thrilling Stories of Guitar Archaeology (Voyageur Press, 256 pages), in which musician, journalist, and “guitarchaeologist” Deke Dickerson tells the true tales of 50 thrilling rare guitar finds. Foreword by Jonathan Kellerman.

The Strat in the Attic 2: More Thrilling Stories of Guitar Archaeology (Voyageur Press, 256 pages), with even more stories behind dozens of astounding guitar finds.

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