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A popular American guitarist with respect for righteously pure retro sounds, Deke formed the midwestern hot-rod surf-punk band Untamed Youth at age 17 in his hometown of Columbia, Missouri. They released a total of eight full-length albums, toured in old hearses, and in 1991, Deke moved to Los Angeles and joined Dave Stuckey to form the "Hillbilly Power" act known as the Dave & Deke Combo, a fruitful twangin' partnership that yielded two albums and a much-touted 2005 reunion at major rockabilly festivals. Embarking on a solo career in 1997, Deke formed his band Deke Dickerson and the Ecco-Fonics who...

Phillip Wilkerson began recording ambient music in late 2005. He has released music on a number of ambient netlabels. Visit phillipwilkerson.com for free download links, his complete discography, and more information. In 2011, Jourdan Laik and Phillip Wilkerson combined their talents to form the ambient collaboration known as Time Being. For official news, visit www.timebeingmusic.com. .

Don Wilkerson (Moreauville, LA 1932 – Houston TX 18 July 1986) was an American soul jazz / R&B tenor saxophonist. Known for his Blue Note Records recordings in the 1960s as bandleader with guitarist Grant Green. Prior to signing with the Blue Note, he worked frequently with Cannonball Adderley. Some of his earliest recording were done in the 1950s as a sideman for Amos Milburn and Ray Charles, taking memorable solos on classics like "I Got a Woman," "This Little Girl of Mine," and "Hallelujah I Love Her So." .

Dez Dickerson (b. Desmond D'andrea Dickerson in 1955) is a guitarist who was a member of Prince's former band, The Revolution. Dickerson answered Prince's call for a touring musician in 1979, not realizing how fateful the audition would be. Dickerson was hired as a guitarist and quickly became a fan-favorite in concert. He was soon recognized as much for his trademark "Rising Sun" headband as for his blistering guitar work. In 1980 when off the road for Christmas break, Dickerson had a profound conversion experience and became a born-again Christian. Afterwards performing songs with sexual themes began to trouble his...

Compared by Chicago Sun-Times rock critic Jim DeRogatis to the likes of Beck and Frank Zappa, Aaron Ackerson is an irreverent, genre-straddling musician. His music encompases rock, hip-hop, classical, and country, among other genres. His first album, The Sexiest Man on Earth was released to critical praise and airplay on the Dr. Demento Show (the same nationally syndicated American radio program which launched the career of "Weird Al" Yankovic). The album features collaborations with such artists as Lemon Demon, The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, and Cex. His newest album, Outside on the Inside, is a concept album about Japan and...