WHAT WAS THE FIRST ROCK & ROLL RECORD? DEKE DICKERSON SAYS IT’S ‘ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK’ Deke Dickerson·June 14, 2019In Part 1, Deke Dickerson lays out his belief that the template of Rock & Roll was forged by...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfDeke DickersonHistory·8 Comments
EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG: ROCK & ROLL WAS INVENTED IN WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY! – BY DEKE DICKERSON Deke Dickerson·June 12, 2019Deke Dickerson charts the birth of Rock & Roll music—as we know it—to the early 1950s, and a...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfDeke DickersonHistory·11 Comments
DEKE DICKERSON: MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR! Alan Bisbort·March 6, 2019Because he’s so good on the guitar, the Missouri native’s million other hats are often overlooked in the...Alan BisbortAll Please Kill Me PostsDeke DickersonInterviewsMusicians·1 Comment
THE KID WHO RECORDED THE FIRST PUNK ROCK RECORD (AND INFLUENCED SURF GUITAR) Deke Dickerson·February 22, 2018Deke Dickerson charts the path of the energetic & talented 13-year-old hillbilly named Larry Collins, who recorded the...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleDeke DickersonHistoryInterviewsMusicians·19 Comments
LINK WRAY, INVENTOR OF THE POWER CHORD, SNUBBED AGAIN Deke Dickerson·February 1, 2018Guitar maestro Deke Dickerson pays homage to ‘the Godfather of the Power Chord’ and shames the Hall of...All Please Kill Me PostsBest OfCool PeopleDeke Dickerson·31 Comments