Deryl Dodd, Choctaw Gilley’s
Short story and pix by Mary Jane Farmer. More photos available on link below.
Deryl Dodd
Deryl Dodd and his Homesick Cowboys played a full two-hour set recently to a record crowd at the new Gilley’s Bar & Grill in Durant. Mickey Gilley said on opening day that he hoped the music being brought in would honor his name, and Deryl Dodd’s music did just that. Dodd played to a room full of fans and made some new ones, taking time to acknowledge every single person he could with a smile or a hug.
Dodd charted nine singles, including “One Ride in Vegas” and “That’s How I Got To Memphis” on Billboard’s charts while signed to a record contract in Nashville, but was forced to give up that career when he developed viral encephalitis. Two years later, with much medical help and rehabilitation, he jumped back into the middle of the stage, where he’s been ever since, first still in Nashville, but then after returning to his native North Texas a few years ago.
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