Dub Dickerson

Willis Douglas "Dub" Dickerson (born September 10, 1927 in Grand Saline , Texas ; † October 28, 1979 ) was an American country and rockabilly musician and songwriter. Dickerson is co-writer of Ricky Nelson's hit Stood Up , among others .

Life

Dickerson's career and life is poorly illuminated. Some information comes from an interview that music journalist Bill Millar conducted with Dickerson. Born in Texas, Dickerson was at least 1950 guitarist in Zeke Clemons ' band, the Texas Swingbillies . At the same time Dickerson first appeared on the record market. Between 1950 and 1962 he recorded numerous singles for labels such as Capitol Records , Decca Records , Imperial Records and others, but never reached the national charts. Probably his first record was released by Imperial in 1950 with the titles Owl Hoot Rag and Ain't Got No Dogone Gal . These songs may have been recorded with Clemons' band, who also held a single session for Imperial in 1950. Dickerson next got a contract with Decca in 1951 and released his label debut there with the two titles recorded in Dallas , Chinchie Hotel and Money Talks . During the 1950s, Dickerson was also regularly seen and heard in the Louisiana Hayride through KWKH from Shreveport .

While his early records corresponded to straightforward country music, he devoted himself for some time from the mid-1950s to rockabilly, which was made popular by many young musicians in the southern United States. At the end of 1957 he got another contract with Imperial. His first job for the label, however, was as a songwriter. His four songs, written for the label, Hip Hip Baby , Make With the Lovin ' , You Arouse My Curiosity and Don't Push , were recorded during a session in October 1957 by the Dallas-based musician Dennis Herrold . With Herrold's wife Erna Lee, Dickerson also wrote the track Stood Up , which was first recorded by Herrold and later by star Ricky Nelson (who thus entered the top ten of the charts). Dickerson himself only recorded two singles for Imperial. In addition to a country record, the rockabilly songs Sugar Lips / (I Think I'm) Falling In Love with Joe Maphis on guitar . Especially on the B-side, however, you can hear that Dickerson had less feeling for this style, as his voice was too weak and (with this title) often wavered. One of his last singles came out in 1960 with a rockabilly remake of his song Mama Laid the Law Down .

Dub Dickerson died in 1979. According to some sources, the musician Deke Dickerson is said to be his son, but to this day many experts note that these are just barely tenable rumors.

Discography

year	title	Label #
1950	Owl Hoot Rag / Ain't Got No Dogone [!] Gal	Imperial 8083
1951	Chinchie Hotel / Money Talks	Decca 46329
	If I Had You Back / Just In Time to Be Too Late	Decca 46353
	The Bells of Monterrey / Sweet Bunch of Bitterweeds	Capitol 2504
	One Night Stand / Dear Love	Capitol 2605
	Mama Laid the Law Down / Everything Depends on You	Capitol 2719
	Count Me In / You Started It All	Capitol 2821
	My Gal Gertie / Look, Look, Look	Capitol 2947
	Under the Heading of My Business / I Must've Drove My Mules Too Hard	Capitol 3099
1956	Shot Gun Wedding / Each Time	Sims 106
1958	Sugar Lips / (I Think I'm) Falling In Love	Imperial 5512
1960	Mama Laid the Law Down / The Bottle	Todd 1053
1962	It's About to Get Me Down / Name Your Price	Sims 127
	All Over You / My Impression of You	Tower 59101/102
Unpublished titles
	Boppin 'in the dark

literature

• Bill Millar: That'll Flat Git It !, Volume 12 . Bear Family Records, 1997; Liner Notes
• Dave Travis: Great Rockabilly - Just About As Good As It Gets !, Volume 3 . Smith & Co, 2008; Liner Notes

Web links

• Dub Dickerson on Hillbilly-Music.com (English)
• Discography with audio samples