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American rockabilly and rock & roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter from Dallas, Texas.
Born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Waxahachie, Texas, from 1935 to 1941 his father ran Pinky Dawson's dance band, which played every day on KRLD. The young Ronnie played French horn in the high-school band and double-bass every Sunday in church. However, he excelled as a guitar player and he was soon copying the records of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. Ronnie's professional music career began in the late 1950s when he found success with singles like (under the alias ) and under his nickname 'The Blonde Bomber'. From 1961 until 1969, he sang and played with the , who often appeared on national television shows, and did session work. One day, at the end of another artist's session, he tore into and this led to more rockabilly recordings, released either under the name of Snake Munroe or . In the late 1980s, a renewed interest in Ronnie's rockabilly recordings developed in Europe, and he continued to perform all throughout the 1990s, up to his untimely death in 2003 at the age of 64.
Born in Dallas, Texas on August 11, 1939; married Chris Davis in 1996; died in Dallas, Texas on September 30, 2003. He was the son of bandleader and bassist Pinky Dawson.
Born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Waxahachie, Texas, from 1935 to 1941 his father ran Pinky Dawson's dance band, which played every day on KRLD. The young Ronnie played French horn in the high-school band and double-bass every Sunday in church. However, he excelled as a guitar player and he was soon copying the records of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. Ronnie's professional music career began in the late 1950s when he found success with singles like (under the alias ) and under his nickname 'The Blonde Bomber'. From 1961 until 1969, he sang and played with the , who often appeared on national television shows, and did session work. One day, at the end of another artist's session, he tore into and this led to more rockabilly recordings, released either under the name of Snake Munroe or . In the late 1980s, a renewed interest in Ronnie's rockabilly recordings developed in Europe, and he continued to perform all throughout the 1990s, up to his untimely death in 2003 at the age of 64.
Born in Dallas, Texas on August 11, 1939; married Chris Davis in 1996; died in Dallas, Texas on September 30, 2003. He was the son of bandleader and bassist Pinky Dawson.
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Discography
171 releasesRockin' In The Cemetery
Ronnie Dawson & B-Men · 2024
Rockin' At The BBC
Ronnie Dawson & B-Men · 2024
Why Did You Cry - Fire Fire Fire
Ronnie Dawson · 2023
The BBC Was Jumping (John Peel Sessions 1993 & 1994)
Ronnie Dawson · 2023
Action Packed
Ronnie Dawson · 2019
Slenderella
Ronnie Dawson · 2019
The Carnegie Hall Tour
Ronnie Dawson & High Noon (4) with Lisa Pankratz · 2012
Rockin' Bones - The Legendary Masters
Ronnie Dawson · 2011
More Bad Habits
Ronnie Dawson · 2000
Live At The Continental Club
Ronnie Dawson · 1998
Action Packed
Ronnie Dawson · 1997
Rockin' Bones - The Legendary Masters
Ronnie Dawson · 1996
Just Rockin' & Rollin'
Ronnie Dawson · 1996
Up Jumped The Devil
Ronnie Dawson · 1994
Boy Next Door / Rockin' Boppin' Fever
Ronnie Dawson & The Frantic Flattops · 1994
Monkey Beat
Ronnie Dawson · 1994
Rockinitis
Ronnie Dawson · 1989
Still-A-Lot-Of-Rhythm!
Ronnie Dawson · 1988
Rockin Bones
Ronnie Dawson · 1988
Make Me Your Man
Ronnie Dawson · 1965
Summer's Comin' / Decided By The Angels
Ronnie Dawson · 1960
Action Packed / I Make The Love
Ronnie Dee* · 1959
My Big Desire
Ronnie Dawson · 1959
Congratulations To Me / Rockin' Bones
"The Blond Bomber" Ronnie Dawson* · 1959
Hazel / Ain't That A Kick In The Head
Ronnie Dawson · 1959
Up Jumped The Devil / Just Rockin' & Rollin'
Ronnie Dawson With The Tin Stars
Memorial CD
Ronnie Dawson
Buzzin The Fuzz / On Your Wagon
Ronnie Dawson
10th
The Don Diego Trio · 2024
The Piney Woods Record Featuring The Harrodsburgh Horns
Piney Woods · 2024
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