Deke Dickerson is on the bill for Tampa’s ‘Rockabilly Battle Royale’ this Friday

For almost a decade, Tampa’s beloved New World Brewery has held a celebration of rockabilly that features bands and artists which specialize in the genre, as well as fake bands paying tribute to pioneers of rockabilly such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Joe Clay.

On Friday, Rockabilly Battle Royale is lucky enough to have scored Deke Dickerson, a modern rockabilly hero who established his bands upon moving from his home state of Missouri to California in his 20s. Recently, the 53-year-old even did the soundtrack to the Johnny Knoxville comedy, “Action Point,” which is the only good thing about that film.

Joining Dickerson at the royale will be Boston’s own Jittery Jack & Miss Amy, and Bloodshot Bill from Montreal.

Doors for New World Brewery’s Rockabilly Battle Royale XII are at 7 p.m., and admission is $15-$20.

UPDATED: 02/17/22 10:34 a.m. Updated to show Bloodshot Bill on the lineup.

This article appears in Feb 10-16, 2022.