Deryl Dodd

Deryl Dodd (born April 12, 1964 in Texas ) is an American singer of the Texas country scene.

life and career

Deryl Dodd was born in April 1964 and grew up in Dallas , Texas . At first his great passion was football , but when an injury stopped him, he decided to pursue his musical talents. His conclusion made Dodd in 1987 before it four years later to Nashville , Tennessee moved to in a band with Brett Beavers to play, and he appeared as during the early 90's opening act for Martina McBride on and supported them on a LP as a background singer. He also supported country greats such as Tracy Lawrence and Radney Foster . In 1996 he also came to his first own studio album, which he released in October of that year under the title One Ride in Vegas . Dodd was able to reach the country charts straight away, and the album's three singles were also able to place in the charts. Two years later, the musician released a second album, named after himself, which confirmed the success of his first work and had his biggest hit with the song A Bitter End , which was the only one to place on the Billboard Hot 100 to date .

However, Dodd had to cancel his plans for a tour due to a serious illness. His doctor recommended six months of bed rest, after which he needed another year and a half for rehabilitation , during which he had to learn to play the guitar again himself. In 2002 he finally dared a fresh start with a new label and released the album Pearl Snaps , which was less successful than its predecessor and missed the genre charts. He then moved back to Texas, where he recorded a live album at Billy Bob's Texas in 2003 , something that country artists such as Willie Nelson , Pat Green and Jason Boland & the Stragglers had done before him. The album reached number 61 on the country charts. He continued his studio career a year later with the album Stronger Proof , which was followed by three more CDs by 2011.

His last studio album to date, Long Hard Ride , was released in 2017.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Chart placements		Release date
		Country albums	Billboard 200
1996	One ride in Vegas	61	-	October 8, 1996
1998	Deryl Dodd	63	-	November 24, 1998
2002	Pearl snaps	-	-	January 29, 2002
2004	Stronger proof	-	-	October 5, 2004
2006	Full circle	-	-	August 8, 2006
2009	Together again	-	-	August 25, 2009
2011	Random as I Am	-	-	July 5, 2011
2017	Long hard ride	-	-	April 21, 2017

Live albums

year	title	Chart placements		Release date
		Country albums	Billboard 200
2003	Live at Billy Bob's Texas	61	-	August 5, 2003

Singles

year	title	Chart placements		album
		Country songs	Billboard Hot 100
1996	Friends Don't Drive Friends ...	68	-	One ride in Vegas
	That's How I Got to Memphis	36	-
1997	Movin 'out to the country	61	-
1998	Time on My Hands	62	-	(single only)
	A bitter end	26th	88	Deryl Dodd
1999	Good Idea Tomorrow	65	-
	John Roland Wood	64	-
	Sundown	59	-	Pearl snaps
	On Earth as It Is in Texas	71	-
2002	Honky Tonk Champagne	-	-
2003	Things Are Fixin 'to Get Real Good	-	-	Live at Billy Bob's Texas
2004	New Tony Lamas	-	-
	Let me be	59	-	Stronger proof
2005	Love or Something Like It	-	-
2006	I'm Not Home Right Now	-	-	Full circle
2007	Wearin 'a hole	-	-
2009	Together again	-	-	Together again
2010	Back to the honky tonks	-	-
	Death, Taxes and Texas	-	-
2011	You're Not Looking For	-	-
	Baby Where's My Bottle	-	-	Random as I Am
2012	Anybody Out There	-	-
	Love Around Here	-	-
2013	Somethin 'Ain't Always Better Than Nothin'	-	-
	Loveletters	-	-

Web links

• Official website (English)
• Deryl Dodd at Allmusic (English)
• Deryl Dodd at Billboard (English)