411 Ronnie Dee (1939-2003) “Action Packed” 1958

“Of all the young performers to grow up on the stage of the Big D [Dallas, Texas] Jamboree, perhaps none enjoyed the kind of staying power found by Ronnie Dawson, known onstage as Ronnie Dee or The Blond Bomber. Dawson was born into the music—his father, Pinky, was a western swing bandleader…Dawson’s father spotted his son’s musical interest early on and taught him the basics on the guitar; that was all the younger performer needed. He started his first band, ‘Ronnie Dee and the D Men,’ and within two months was performing in a weekly talent contest at the Jamboree” (Paula Felps, Lone Stars and Legends, 2001). 

Ronnie Dee “Action Packed”