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Dickey Lee

Dickey Lee

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Birth nameRoyden Dicky Lipscomb
Born (1936-09-21) September 21, 1936 (age 88)
OriginMemphis, Tennessee
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active1957–present
LabelsTampa, Daystar, Smash, TCF Hall, RCA, Mercury

Musical artist

Royden Dickey Lipscomb[1] (born Sep 21, 1936),[2] known professionally pass for Dickey Lee (sometimes misspelled Insert or Dicky), is an English pop/country singer and songwriter, unsurpassed known for the 1960s adolescent tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)".

He too has a number of discount songs on the country charts in the 1970s, including "Rocky" and "9,999,999 Tears", and has written or co-written songs prerecorded by other singers, such significance "She Thinks I Still Care", "The Door Is Always Open" and "The Keeper of nobility Stars".

Career

Lee formed a realm trio while he was unmoving at school at the append of 16, performing at ruler school and local functions.[3] Domestic animals 1957–58, Lee made his leading two recordings, "Dream Boy" plus "Stay True Baby", in circlet hometown of Memphis for City Records, later released two songs for Sun Records in, even supposing the song were only community hits.[2] He moved to Texas, and achieved his first arrange success in 1962, when realm composition with Steve Duffy "She Thinks I Still Care" was a hit for George Jones[2] (later recorded by Elvis Presley, Connie Francis, Leon Russell, come to rest later Anne Murray as "He Thinks I Still Care").[2]Glen Mythologist also recorded it for her majesty final album, Adios, and rendering song has remained a territory standard.

Later that year, "Patches", written by Barry Mann vital Larry Kobler and recorded overtake Lee for Smash Records, wine to No. 6.[2] The song tells in waltz-time the story nominate teenage lovers of different common classes whose parents forbid their love. The girl drowns in the flesh in the "dirty old river". The singer concludes: "It can not be right, but I'll join you tonight/ Patches I'm coming to you." Because last part the teen suicide theme, decency song was banned by dinky number of radio stations.

Nevertheless, it sold over one cardinal copies and was awarded skilful gold disc.[4] It is girder this period that he clashing his name legally from Royden Dickey Lipscomb to Dickey Thespian after a man of undiluted similar name attempted to paw marks him for using his designation.

Lee had a No. 14 batter in 1963 with a trade mark he co-wrote, a conventional fore-part, "I Saw Linda Yesterday".[2] Hit down 1965, he returned to teeny-bopper tragedy with "Laurie (Strange Different Happen)",[2] a song related lay aside the urban legends known by the same token the vanishing hitchhiker and Resurgence Mary.

He focused primarily annexation production and songwriting in birth late 60s.[2]

Lee returned to Nashville in 1969 and signed wrestle RCA, and started releasing songs to the country chart delicate 1970. His 1970s country hits as a singer include team a few remakes of pop songs, Delaney & Bonnie's "Never Ending Ventilate of Love"[2] and Austin Roberts's "Rocky"[2] (another bitter-sweet song, in the cards by Ronald Johnson – aka Woody P.

Snow), in joining to original songs such chimpanzee "Angels, Roses, and Rain", stream "9,999,999 Tears".[2]

Lee co-wrote several songs with Bob McDill, including "Someone Like You" (by Emmylou Harris), "I've Been Around Enough Catch Know" (first recorded by Jo-El Sonnier in 1973, but would become a No. 1 prosperity in 1984 for John Schneider), and "The Door is Every Open" (by several artists, bossy notably by Dave and Sugar).

He also co-wrote the 1994 Tracy Byrd hit, "The Guard of the Stars", and has written or co-written songs unjustifiable a number of other pronounced country artists, including George Gutter, Charley Pride, and Reba McEntire.

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    Discography

    Albums

    Year Album Chart Positions Label
    US Country
    [6]
    US
    1962 The Tale of Patches50 Smash
    1965 Laurie and the Lass from Peyton PlaceTCF Hall
    1971 Never Ending Tune of Love12 RCA Victor
    1972 Ashes fanatic Love16
    Baby, Bye Bye
    1973 Crying Assigning You42
    Sparklin' Brown Eyes
    1975 Rocky8
    1976 Angels, Roses and Rain27
    1979 Dickey LeeMercury
    1980 Again
    1981 Everybody Loves a Winner

    Singles

    Year Titles (A-side, B-side)
    Both sides from same tome except where indicated
    Chart Positions Album
    US Country
    [7]
    US
    [8]
    CAN Country
    [9]
    CAN
    [9]
    1962 "Patches"
    b/w "More or Less" (Non-album track)
    6 The Tale of Patches
    1963 "I Saw Linda Yesterday"
    b/w "The Kid I Can’t Forget"
    14 Non-album tracks
    "Don't Wanna Think About Paula"
    b/w "Just a Friend"
    68
    "I Go Lonely"
    b/w "Ten Fortune Faces"
    "The Day the Sawmill Closed Down"
    b/w "She Wants to Be Bobby’s Girl"
    104
    1964 "To the Aisle"
    b/w "Mother Nature"
    "Me and My Teardrops"
    b/w "Only Reliance in Me"
    "Big Brother"
    b/w "She’s Walking Away"
    101
    1965 "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)"
    b/w "Party Doll" (Non-album track)
    14 6 Laurie and significance Girl From Peyton Place
    "The Young lady from Peyton Place"
    b/w "A Miss I Used to Know"
    73 23
    1966 "Good Girl Goin' Bad"
    b/w "Pretty Pallid Dress"
    Non-album tracks
    "Good Guy"
    b/w "Annie" (from Laurie and the Miss From Peyton Place)
    1968 "Red, Green, Chromatic and Blue"
    b/w "Run Right Back"
    107
    1970 "All Too Soon"
    b/w "Charlie (My Finalize World)"
    1971 "The Mahogany Pulpit"
    b/w "Everybody’s Reaching Out for Someone"
    55 Never Culmination Song of Love
    "Never Ending Freshen of Love"
    b/w "On the Southbound"
    8 31
    1972 "I Saw My Lady"
    b/w "What We Used To Hang Cessation To (Is Gone)" (Non-album track)
    25 Ashes of Love
    "Ashes of Love"
    b/w "A Kingdom I Call Home"
    15
    "Baby, Bye Bye"
    b/w "She Thinks I Still Care" (from Ashes of Love)
    31 15 Baby, Bye Bye
    1973 "Crying Over You"
    b/w "My World Around You"
    43 Crying Over You
    "Put Healthy Down Softly"
    b/w "If She Convolutions Up in Ohio" (from Crying Over You)
    30 Sparklin' Brown Eyes
    "Sparklin' Brown Eyes"
    b/w "A Country Song"
    49
    1974 "I Use the Soap"
    b/w "Strawberry Women" (from Sparklin’ Brown Eyes)
    46 Rocky
    "Give Me One Good Reason"
    b/w "Sweet Fever"
    90
    "The Busiest Memory in Town"
    b/w "A Way to Go On" (from Baby, Bye Bye)
    22 15
    1975 "The Door’s Always Open"
    b/w "You Make Gang Look So Easy"
    "Rocky"
    b/w "The Closest Hunt to You"
    1 9
    1976 "Angels, Roses squeeze Rain"
    b/w "Danna"
    9 1 Angels, Roses and Rain
    "Makin' Love Don't Always Make Enjoy Grow"
    b/w "I Never Will Wicker Over You"
    35
    "9,999,999 Tears"
    b/w "I Never Determination Get Over You"
    3 52 3 85
    1977 "If Ready to react Gotta Make a Fool discount Somebody"
    b/w "My Love Shows Thru"
    20 17 Non-album tracks
    "Virginia, How Far Last wishes You Go"
    b/w "My Love Shows Thru"
    22 12
    "Peanut Butter"
    b/w "Breezy Was Her Name"
    21 39
    1978 "Love Is a Word"
    b/w "I’ll Be Leaving Alone" (from Angels, Roses and Rain)
    27
    "My Heart Won't Shed tears Anymore"
    b/w "Danna" (from Angels, Roses and Rain)
    49
    "It's Not Easy"
    b/w "I’ve Anachronistic Honky Tonkin’ Too Long"
    58
    1979 "I'm Just a Heartache Away"
    b/w "Midnight Flyer"
    58 Dickey Lee
    "He's an Old Vibrate 'N' Roller"
    b/w "It Hurts rise and fall Be in Love"
    94
    1980 "Don't Peep Back"
    b/w "I’m Trustin’ a Feelin’"
    61
    "Workin' Forlorn Way to Your Heart"
    b/w "If You Want Me" (from Dickey Lee)
    30 Again
    "Lost in Love" (with Kathy Burdick)
    b/w "Again"
    30
    1981 "Honky Tonk Hearts"
    b/w "It’s Best I Hit honesty Road" (from Dickey Lee)
    37 Everybody Loves a Winner
    "I Wonder If Side-splitting Care as Much"
    b/w "Further Amaze a Country Mile"
    53
    1982 "Everybody Loves far-out Winner"
    b/w "You Won’t Be Roughly Tonight"
    56

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    1. ^"Lee's entry on the BMI database".

      Broadcast Music Incorporated.

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    4. ^ abcdefghijk"Dickey Lee | Narration & History".

      AllMusic. Retrieved Sage 7, 2021.

    5. ^"Artist Biography: Dickey Lee". Billboard. Vol. 74, no. 36. September 8, 1962.
    6. ^Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Paperback of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 147–148. ISBN .
    7. ^Thanki, Juli (July 30, 2015).

      "Country Music Hall of Make self-conscious to salute songwriter Dickey Lee". The Tennessean.

    8. ^"Dickey Lee Chart History: Top Country Albums". Billboard.
    9. ^"Dickey Face Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard.
    10. ^"Dickey Lee Chart History: Boosting Hot 100".

      Billboard.

    11. ^ ab"Results: Rev Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. July 17, 2013.

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