Echos of the High Plains
Born in New Mexico, Dickie Lee Erwin is an award-winning singer, lyricist, guitarist and banjo player. Together with his band, Dickie has been an essential part of the alternative country music scene in Austin, Texas since the early 1980s. He has recorded 11 original albums, with music that combines classic country and Americana foundations with jazz improvisations, samba rhythms and psychedelic jam elements. The lyrics of his songs retell every day life experiences, magical stories of the Texas high planes, and the odd and alien things which can happen to one traveling on the endless midnight highways of the US.
Throughout his career, he has toured around the U.S. and Europe, including Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany.
Dickie Lee Erwin is also a known oil and watercolor painter, capturing the impressive rural landscapes of the Southwest. In 2024 he will release his 10th studio album, SNAKE DOCTOR, and is heading back to Europe for a summer tour with his 4-piece band.
Dickie moved to Austin in 1978 with a banjo and guitar . . . 150 songs, eight albums, 1,000 shows and a European tour later he is just getting started . . .
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"It all boils down to being a spiritual journey,” he pronounces. Dle's successful release of "Shadetree" in 2016 is being followed up by a new group of songs, to be released as singles...coming in Febuary, 2022.
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Dickie Lee is currently scheduling a European tour August of 2024.
 dle and cm _ Skylark Lounge |  dickie Lee photo |  AgainTheWall 1 |
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 39409453_1093902547429349_2296484193871331328_o |  _DSC1559 |  River Road by Dickie Lee Erwin copy |
 poppin johnny cover |  DSC_0007 |  shadetree cover final copy |
 Hill Country Highway by Dickie Lee Erwin |  BROKENSPOKE POSTER # 001 |  Buddies |
 A Man and His Guitar |