Dickey Lee - The Tale Of Patches

 

A1 Patches 2:54 

A2 Roses Are Red 2:28 

A3 Wolverton Mountain 2:39 

A4 A Little Bitty Tear 2:18 

A5 Tell Laura I Love Her 2:50 

A6 Travelin' Man 2:13 

B1 Miller's Cave 2:34 

B2 Teen Angel 2:36 

B3 Running Bear 2:49 

B4 Devil Woman 3:02 

B5 Ebony Eyes 3:01 

B6 Ballad Of A Teenage Queen 2:09 

1963

Royden Dickey Lipscomb, born September 21, 1936, Memphis, Tennessee, known professionally as Dickey Lee (or sometimes Dickie Lee or Dicky Lee), is an American pop/country singer-songwriter, best known to teenagers early on. from the 60s, for themes like "Patches" or "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)".

Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa Records and Sun Records in 1957-58. He first hit the charts in 1962 when his song "She Thinks I Still Care" was a song for George Jones (with versions 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, moved up to No. 1 . 6. Due to the content of the teen suicide lyrics, the song was banned by a number of radio stations. However, it sold over a million copies and was awarded a gold record.

Lee also had a hit at position no. 14 in 1963 with a song he co-wrote, "I Saw Linda Yesterday." In 1965, he returned to teen tragedy with "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)", a song related to urban legends.

After the 1960s, Lee dedicated his efforts to making and composing country music. His 70s country hits include "Never Ending Song of Love", "Rocky" (another bittersweet song, written by Jay Stevens of Springfield, MO - aka Woody P. Snow), "Angels, Roses, and Rain," and "9,999,999 Tears."

Dickey has also co-wrote several songs with Bob McDill, including "Someone Like You" (by Emmylou Harris) and "The Door is Always Open" (by various artists, most notably Dave and Sugar).

He co-wrote Tracy Byrd's 1994 hit "The Keeper of the Stars," and wrote or co-wrote songs for a number of other prominent American artists, including George Strait, Charley Pride, and Reba McEntire.

Dickey was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. in 1995.