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'Tell Laura I Love Her' (written by Ray Peterson)
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'Little Bitty Tear', which was written by Hank Cochran (Friday 2 August 1935 - Thursday 15 July 2010) 'Wolverton Mountain', which was written by Merle Kilgore (Thursday 9 August 1934 - Sunday 6 February 2005) and Claude King (Monday 5 February 1923 - Thursday 7 March 2013) 'Patches' (written by Barry Mann and Larry Kolber) was included on Dickey Lee's debut album, 'The Tale of Patches' (Smash Records, 1962), which was released by Smash Records in September 1962.ĭickey Lee's debut album, 'The Tale of Patches' (Smash Records, 1962), also included the following tracks: In early 1962, Dickey Lee finally hit the big time when George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 - Friday 26 April 2013) recorded 'She Thinks I Still Care' (written by Dickey Lee and Steve Duffy) and included the track on 'The New Favourites of George Jones' (United Artists Records, 1962) the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for six weeks in 1962.Īs a result of George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 - Friday 26 April 2013) recording 'She Thinks I Still Care', Dickey Lee's 'Patches' (written by Barry Mann and Larry Kolber) reached No.6 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart on Saturday 6 October 1962. Neither of the singles did especially well on the charts.
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In 1954, Dickey Lee got his first break from disc jockey Dewey Phillips, who was the first person to play a single by Elvis Presley (Tuesday 8 January 1935 - Tuesday 16 August 1977).ĭewey Philips introduced Dickey Lee to Cowboy Jack Clement (Sunday 5 April 1931 - Thursday 8 August 2013) who, at the time, was a studio engineer at Sun Records Dickey Lee was signed to the label and saw the release, in 1957, of two singles, 'Good Loving' and 'Fool, Fool, Fool'. The group won several talent shows, earning them a spot on a local radio station. Thank you, Dickey Lee, for your support of Gene Watson.ĭickey Lee was born Royden Dickey Lipscomb on Sunday 21 September 1941 in Memphis and began playing in a band while in high school. 'I believe that Gene Watson is truly one of the greatest country voices of our time!' This quote was submitted on Sunday 2 June 2013. Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to Dickey Lee who has made a special contribution to a unique part of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'. It is here, within this special part of The Gene Watson Fan Site, that you have an opportunity to read a quote from Dickey Lee, which he submitted to this site on Thursday 6 June 2013. Gene Watson's Peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as 'the singer's singer' - and rightly so!Īll of Gene Watson's Peers, who were contacted by The Gene Watson Fan Site, during 2013, were most gracious with their time and words.