Dammit! #dollarrentacar left me stranded at the Nashville airport, 10:30 pm. Aw, come on. I had a reservation! Thanks, #dollar !! Shame on you! #dollarrentacarleftmestranded #dollarrentacarsucks #ihadareservation

Tonight in Newport, KY! There will be a book talk, and presentation on the Merle Travis book at the Southgate House Revival, 6-7 pm, followed by a performance of the Deke Dickerson/Crazy Joe/Kyle Eldridge power trio! Come on down!

I dug through a bunch of old photos tonight in southern Ohio. Here’s a great one:

Today’s book panel and performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame is SOLD OUT! This is exciting and scary at the same time! Wish me luck… No pressure.

SAN DIEGO! Don't forget, tonight I'll be spinning tons of rare records at the Blind Lady Ale House, from 7-11 pm. I've got a bunch of 45's and a few LP's all lined up for your enjoyment. Hope to see ya!

San Diego this weekend! Saturday: DJ set 7-11 pm at the Blind Lady Ale House. Sunday: Solo performance 2-4 pm at the Grand Ole BBQ (North Park location). Hope to see ya, turkeys!

Super excited to return to Florida in January--this time with the Whippersnappers! In addition to playing the New World Music Hall in Tampa on Jan. 19 and the Rockabillique Festival on Jan. 20, I'm happy to be returning to Will's Pub in Orlando on Jan. 21! Looking forward to it!

Deke and the Whippersnappers--See you this weekend in Northern California! Dec. 6 Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz Dec. 7 Grillin & Chillin' in Hollister Dec. 8 Ivy Room in Albany Dec. 9 EARLY SHOW 5 pm Torch Club, Sacramento Dec. 10 Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol See you at the shows!

Tonight! First show of our northern California tour with myself and the Whippersnappers! Can’t wait to be back at Moe’s Alley in Santa Cruz for Western Wednesday! Going to be a great time! #moesalleysantacruz #rockabilly #santacruz #westernwednesday

Happy Birthday to my dad, Harman Dickerson. The best dad in the world.

Rest in Peace to my friend, Larry Collins of the Collins Kids. He passed away Friday evening, January 5, at the age of 79. Safe travels, brother Larry.

New OFFICIAL VIDEO from Deke Dickerson and the Whippersnappers, "Now That You're Gone." From the new album HONKY TONKIN' RHYTHM. Enjoy! youtube.com/watch?v=vQ85z6…

For those of you who enjoy sports, have a good Super Bowel today! I'll be working on a new song, riding my bike and going to the hardware store, where I can have the whole damn place to MYSELF! Can't wait until kickoff! #lesshumansmorefun

Over the weekend, I recorded a tribute to our dear departed hero Mojo Nixon. D.J. Bonebrake, drummer from the band 'X,' came over and played drums. This one hurts. REMEMBER MOJO NIXON! 1957-2024 youtube.com/watch?v=2esx0A…

Last year, I visited the Country Music Hall of Fame to take part in a special program: "Conversation and Performance: A Celebration of Merle Travis featuring Deke Dickerson, Tommy Emmanuel, Eddie Pennington, Cindy Travis, and Merlene Travis-Maggini.” Here: watch.countrymusichalloffame.org/videos/intervi…

Deke & The Whippersnappers, Alaska 2024 July 11 Griz Bar Juneau (prob cancelled due to rain) July 11 Chilkoot Charlie’s Anchorage July 12 Live at Five Talkeetna July 12-13 Fairview Inn Talkeetna July 19-20 Malemute Saloon @malemute_saloon Ester July 21 Flossie’s Cafe Ester

My old surf band The Untamed Youth are reuniting for two southern California shows this weekend and next weekend: Saturday July 27 at SG101 festival in Long Beach (sat tickets now sold out),and August 3 at Tiki Oasis in San Diego! We'll also be recording a new album in that time!

Been mostly staying out of politics recently because I figure everyone has their mind made up. But this last week has been full of so much dastardly DUMB disinformation and arms-in-the-air outrage about fake news that was LITERALLY MADE UP, I feel like THIS is what I want to say:

Joe Cihla of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the "Speakatar" he built in 1958--a guitar made of fiberglas, with a built in battery-powered transistorized amplifier, speaker, and built-in microphone. According to his son, the instrument no longer exists.