Richard Dobson
Songwriter, Musical Artist
1942 –
Who is Richard Dobson?
Richard Dobson is an American singer-songwriter.
He was born in Tyler, Texas. He spent time in the 1970s with Townes Van Zandt, Mickey White, Rex "Wrecks" Bell, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, and "Skinny" Dennis Sanchez.
Although his name is not prominent, some of his songs were recorded by famous artists such as David Allan Coe, Guy Clark, Lacy J. Dalton, Nanci Griffith, and Kelly Willis. His song "Baby Ride Easy" was recorded as a duet by Carlene Carter and Dave Edmunds as well as by Billie Jo Spears and Del Reeves. It has also been recorded by the Carter Family. For the TV show Christmas On The Road in Montreux in 1984 it was performed by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. He wrote an autobiographic book about his years with Townes Van Zandt and the others mentioned before, called The Gulf Coast Boys. A second book, entitled Pleasures of the High Rhine — A Texas Singer in Exile, was published in February 2012. He's also irregularly publishing a newsletter called Don Ricardo's Life & Times which is mostly about personal experiences. It used to be printed but now is published on his homepage.
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- Born
- Mar 19, 1942
Tyler - Also known as
- Dobson, Richard
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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