Between the soft-core indie folkies and the glossy bullshit of the Nashville industrial complex, it can feel like roots music is being drained of its soul in the race to the lowest common denominator.

Rockabilly cats Deke Dickerson and Kevin (Jittery Jack) Patey used to be the leaders of the bands Untamed Youth and Raging Teens. They’re not quite youth anymore, and well out of their teens. But ...

“It’s not every day we have a member of the Los Straitjackets in our band, so I figured we’d do some surf,” announced roots-rock guitarist ...

Deke Dickerson is a West Coast musician, singer, and author specializing in vintage roots music, including country, rockabilly, blues, and garage rock. He was named Ameripolitan Musician of the Year.

The Bay Area-based band Red Meat mixes country, western swing, gospel-style harmonies and warmly irreverent fun into its own infectious blend of honky-tonk twang. Guitarist and singer Deke Dickerson ...

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