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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

March 3	Shank Hall	Milwaukee, WI	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 4	The Hook and Ladder Theater and Lounge	Minneapolis, MN	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 5	The Bur Oak	Madison, WI	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 6	Fitzgerald's	Berwyn, IL	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 7	Woodward Theater	Cincinnati, OH	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 8	Mountain Stage	Charleston, WV	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 10	Neighborhood Theatre	Charlotte, NC	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 11	Cat's Cradle Back Room	Carrboro, NC	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 12	The Tin Pan	Richmond, VA	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 13	The Barns at Wolf Trap	Vienna, VA	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 14	Rams Head on Stage	Annapolis, MD	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 15	Ardmore Music Hall	Ardmore, PA	Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson Dance Party
March 17	Parkside	New York, NY	with Brian Hurd of Daddy Long Legs opening
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’

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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