Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-Fonics: Number One Hit Record!

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Formerly of the rockabilly/hillbilly-minded Dave & Deke Combo and veteran of countless recording sessions, double-neck-guitar maestro Deke Dickerson goes solo with the facetiously-titled Number One Hit Record!. No big surprises here: The pleasant-voiced Dickerson serves up a retro-minded stew of ‘billy, country, swing, boogie, and rock & roll that showcases the artist’s tasteful and fluid six-string work. Don’t look for much emotional depth–the corny “What’s That Cookin’,” for example, explores chicken dinner while the cover of the Treniers’ 1952 classic, “Poon-Tang,” is about… well, if you don’t know, don’t ask–this is upbeat roots music for the sheer joy of it. Includes appearances by guitarist Larry Collins (of the Collins Kids), pianist Sonny Leyland (of Big Sandy’s Fly-Rite Boys), and Joey D’Ambrosio, the sax man originally heard on Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock.” –Neal Weiss