Dickey Lee

Royden Dickey Lipscomb (born September 21, 1936), known professionally as Dickey Lee (sometimes misspelled Dickie or Dicky), is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)". He also has a number of hit songs on the country charts in the 1970s, including "Rocky" and "9,999,999 Tears", and has written or co-written songs recorded by other singers, such as "She Thinks I Still Care", "The Door Is Always Open" and "The Keeper of the Stars".

Career Lee formed a country trio while he was still at school at the age of 16, performing at his school and local functions. In 1957–1958, Lee made his first two recordings, "Dream Boy" and "Stay True Baby", in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa Records, later released two songs for Sun Records in, although the song were only regional hits. It is in this period that he changed his name legally from Royden Dickey Lipscomb to Dickey Lee after a man of a similar name attempted to sue him for using his name.

Lee had a No. 14 hit in 1963 with a song he co-wrote, a conventional rocker, "I Saw Linda Yesterday". Lee is included as co-writer and singer on singer-songwriter Michael Saxell's 2005 album Wonky Windmill on the song "Two Men." In 1987 Lee became a lifetime member of the prestigious Nashville, Tn. organization (R.O.P.E.) Reunion of Professional Entertainers.

Discography Albums Year Album Chart Positions LabelUS Country US 1962 The Tale of Patches — 50 Smash 1965 Laurie and the Girl from Peyton Place — — TCF Hall 1971 Never Ending Song of Love 12 — RCA Victor 1972 Ashes of Love 16 — Baby, Bye Bye — — 1973 Crying Over You 42 — Sparklin' Brown Eyes — — 1975 Rocky 8 — 1976 Angels, Roses and Rain 27 — 1979 Dickey Lee — — Mercury 1980 Again — — 1981 Everybody Loves a Winner — —

Singles Year Titles (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated Chart Positions Album US Country US CAN Country 1962 "Patches"b/w "More or Less" (Non-album track) — 6 — — The Tale of Patches 1963 "I Saw Linda Yesterday"b/w "The Girl I Can’t Forget" — 14 — —Non-album tracks "Don't Wanna Think About Paula"b/w "Just a Friend" — 68 — — "I Go Lonely"b/w "Ten Million Faces" — — — — "The Day the Sawmill Closed Down"b/w "She Wants to Be Bobby’s Girl" — 104 — — 1964 "To the Aisle"b/w "Mother Nature" — — — — "Me and My Teardrops"b/w "Only Trust in Me" — — — — "Big Brother"b/w "She’s Walking Away" (Non-album track) — 101 — — Laurie and the Girl From Peyton Place 1965 "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)"b/w "Party Doll" (Non-album track) — 14 — 6 "The Girl from Peyton Place"b/w "A Girl I Used to Know" — 73 — 23 1966 "Good Girl Goin' Bad"b/w "Pretty White Dress" — — — —Non-album tracks "Good Guy"b/w "Annie" (from Laurie and the Girl From Peyton Place) — — — — 1968 "Red, Green, Yellow and Blue"b/w "Run Right Back" — 107 — — 1970 "All Too Soon"b/w "Charlie (My Whole World)" — — — — 1971 "The Mahogany Pulpit"b/w "Everybody’s Reaching Out for Someone" 55 — — — Never Ending Song of Love "Never Ending Song of Love"b/w "On the Southbound" 8 — 31 — 1972 "I Saw My Lady"b/w "What We Used To Hang On To (Is Gone)" (Non-album track) 25 — — — Ashes of Love "Ashes of Love"b/w "A Kingdom I Call Home" 15 — — — "Baby, Bye Bye"b/w "She Thinks I Still Care" (from Ashes of Love) 31 — 15 — Baby, Bye Bye 1973 "Crying Over You"b/w "My World Around You" 43 — — — Crying Over You "Put Me Down Softly"b/w "If She Turns Up in Ohio" (from Crying Over You) 30 — — — Sparklin' Brown Eyes "Sparklin' Brown Eyes"b/w "A Country Song" 49 — — — 1974 "I Use the Soap"b/w "Strawberry Women" (from Sparklin’ Brown Eyes) 46 — — — Rocky "Give Me One Good Reason"b/w "Sweet Fever" 90 — — — "The Busiest Memory in Town"b/w "A Way to Go On" (from Baby, Bye Bye) 22 — 15 — 1975 "The Door’s Always Open"b/w "You Make It Look So Easy" — — — — "Rocky"b/w "The Closest Thing to You" 1 — 9 — 1976 "Angels, Roses and Rain"b/w "Danna" 9 — 1 — Angels, Roses and Rain "Makin' Love Don't Always Make Love Grow"b/w "I Never Will Get Over You" 35 — — — "9,999,999 Tears"b/w "I Never Will Get Over You" 3 52 3 85 1977 "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"b/w "My Love Shows Thru" 20 — 17 —Non-album tracks "Virginia, How Far Will You Go"b/w "My Love Shows Thru" 22 — 12 — "Peanut Butter"b/w "Breezy Was Her Name" 21 — 39 — 1978 "Love Is a Word"b/w "I’ll Be Leaving Alone" (from Angels, Roses and Rain) 27 — — — "My Heart Won't Cry Anymore"b/w "Danna" (from Angels, Roses and Rain) 49 — — — "It's Not Easy"b/w "I’ve Been Honky Tonkin’ Too Long" 58 — — — 1979 "I'm Just a Heartache Away"b/w "Midnight Flyer" 58 — — — Dickey Lee "He's an Old Rock 'N' Roller"b/w "It Hurts to Be in Love" 94 — — — 1980 "Don't Look Back"b/w "I’m Trustin’ a Feelin’" 61 — — — "Workin' My Way to Your Heart"b/w "If You Want Me" (from Dickey Lee) 30 — — — Again "Lost in Love" b/w "Again" 30 — — — 1981 "Honky Tonk Hearts"b/w "It’s Best I Hit the Road" (from Dickey Lee) 37 — — — Everybody Loves a Winner "I Wonder If I Care as Much"b/w "Further Than a Country Mile" 53 — — — 1982 "Everybody Loves a Winner"b/w "You Won’t Be Here Tonight" 56 — — —