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Infobox musical artist| name = Dickey Lee| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Royden Dickey Lipscomb| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1936|09|21| origin = Memphis, Tennessee | death_date =| instrument = Guitar | genre = Country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1957-present| label = Tampa Records, Sun Records, Smash Records, TCF Hall Records, RCA Victor Records, Mercury Records| associated_acts =| website =Royden Dickey Lipscomb cite web|url= http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp? blnWriter=True& blnPublisher=True& blnArtist=True& page=1& fromrow=1& torow=25& querytype=WriterID& keyid=197839& keyname=LIPSCOMB%20ROYDEN%20D& CAE=18211323& Affiliation=BMI|title=Lee's entry on the BMI database|publisher=Broadcast Music Incorporated|accessdate=2008-09-21 (born 21 September 1936, Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis , Tennessee ), known professionally as Dickey Lee (sometimes misspelled Dickie Lee or Dicky Lee ), is an United States|American pop music|pop / country music|country singer and songwriter , best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy song s "Patches" and "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)."
Career
Lee made his first sound recording and reproduction|recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa Records and Sun Records in 1957-58. He achieved his first record chart|chart success in 1962, when his composition " She Thinks I Still Care " was a hit single|hit for George Jones (covered by Elvis Presley , Connie Francis , Leon Russell and later Anne Murray as "He Thinks I Still Care"). Later that year, "Patches," written by Barry Mann and Larry Kobler and recorded by Lee for Smash Records , rose to #6. The song tells in waltz-time the story of teenage lovers of different social classes whose parents forbid their love. The girl drowns herself in the "dirty old river." The singer concludes: "It may not be right, but I'll join you tonight/ Patches I'm coming to you." Because of the teen suicide theme, the song was banned by a number of radio station s. However, it sold over one million copies, and was awarded a music recording sales certification|gold disc .cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | pages= 147–148 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6
Lee had a #14 hit in 1963 with a song he co-wrote, a conventional rocker, "I Saw Linda Yesterday." In 1965, he returned to teen tragedy with "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)," a song related to the urban legend s known as the vanishing hitchhiker and Resurrection Mary .
After the 1960s, Lee devoted his efforts to country music performing and songwriting. His 1970s country hits as a singer include "Never Ending Song of Love," " Rocky (1975 song)|Rocky " (another bitter-sweet song, written by Jay Stevens of Springfield, MO - a.k.a. Woody P. Snow), "Angels, Roses, and Rain," and "9,999,999 Tears." He also wrote with Bob McDill the song "Someone Like You" which Emmylou Harris included in her album Profile II.
He co-wrote the 1994 Tracy Byrd hit " The Keeper of the Stars ," and has written or co-written songs for a number of other prominent country artists, including George Strait , Charley Pride , and Reba McEntire .
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995. Lee is included as co-writer and singer on singer-songwriter Michael Saxell 's 2005 album Wonky Windmill on the song "Two Men".
Persondata | NAME =Lee, Dickey | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =21 September 1936 | PLACE OF BIRTH =Memphis, Tennessee | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Dickey Category:1936 births Category:American country singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:People from Memphis, Tennessee Category:Smash Records artists
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