Deryl Dwaine Dodd (born April 12, 1964) is an American Texas country music artist. Originally a regular on the Texas club circuit, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, soon finding work as a lead guitar player, background vocalist and songwriter. After moving to Nashville in 1991 he played lead guitar for Tracy Lawrence and Martina McBride. By 1996, he was signed to a recording contract, releasing two albums for Columbia Records Nashville before a debilitating bout of viral encephalitis put his career on hiatus.

Having recovered from his encephalitis in 2000, Dodd resumed his singing career, also touring with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. He released a third album for Columbia in 2002, followed by two more albums for Dualtone Records. Overall, Dodd has released five studio albums and a live album, and has charted nine singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-charting single, "A Bitter End", peaked at No. 26 on the country charts and No. 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1998-early 1999.

Biography Deryl Dodd was raised in Dallas, Texas, where he played football from an early age.[ Deryl Dodd Biography], AllMusic After a career-ending injury, Dodd was persuaded to perform music in clubs throughout the state of Texas. In 1991, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, forming a band along with Brett Beavers, now an established Nashville songwriter. Dodd later found work singing harmony vocals for Martina McBride, Radney Foster, and George Ducas, in addition to playing in Tracy Lawrence's road band, and co-writing a song on Tim McGraw's All I Want album.

Dodd signed to Columbia Records in 1996 as a solo act. His first album, One Ride in Vegas, was released that year, producing a Top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard country music charts in the Tom T. Hall-penned "That's How I Got to Memphis". One Ride in Vegas was followed by an eponymous album in 1998. In 1999, Dodd was nominated for Top New Male Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Country Music Awards. His second album, after being delayed due to its initial lead single underperforming at radio, also produced his biggest chart hit to date in "A Bitter End", which peaked at No. 26 on the country charts.

In 1999, Dodd was diagnosed with viral encephalitis, forcing him to temporarily halt his career. He remained bedridden for six months, and then went through eighteen months of rehabilitation (which included re-learning how to play guitar). Once he had fully recovered, he attended several writers' nights in Nashville, and was later signed as an opening act on Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Soul2Soul tour.

Dodd's third and final album for Columbia, Pearl Snaps, was released in 2002. Later, he performed Live at Billy Bob's Texas where he recorded his anthem hit "New Tony Lamas" written by artist Craig Clemons, before switching to Dualtone Records in 2004 to release Stronger Proof (2004) and Full Circle (2006). In 2009, Dodd released a cover of "Together Again", originally a hit for Buck Owens.

Discography

Albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country CAN Country One Ride in Vegas Release date: October 8, 1996 Label: Columbia Records 61 14 Deryl Dodd Release date: November 24, 1998 Label: Columbia Records 63 — Pearl Snaps Release date: January 29, 2002 Label: Lucky Dog Records — — Live at Billy Bob's Texas Release date: August 5, 2003 Label: Smith Music Group 61 — Stronger Proof Release date: October 5, 2004 Label: Dualtone Records — — Full Circle Release date: August 8, 2006 Label: Dualtone Records — — Together Again Release date: August 25, 2009 Label: Smith Entertainment — — Random as I Am Release date: July 5, 2011 Label: Smith Entertainment — — Long Hard Ride Release date: April 21, 2017 Label: Little Red Truck — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country 1996 "Friends Don't Drive Friends…" 68 — 87 One Ride in Vegas "That's How I Got to Memphis" 36 — 38 1997 "Movin' Out to the Country" 61 — 91 1998 "Time on My Hands" 62 — — "A Bitter End" 26 88 44 Deryl Dodd 1999 "Good Idea Tomorrow" 65 — 89 "John Roland Wood" 64 — 75 "Sundown" 59 — 78 Pearl Snaps "On Earth as It Is in Texas" 71 — — 2002 "Honky Tonk Champagne" — — — 2003 "Things Are Fixin' to Get Real Good" — — — Live at Billy Bob's Texas 2004 "New Tony Lamas" — — — "Let Me Be" 59 — — Stronger Proof 2005 "Love or Something Like It" — — — 2006 "I'm Not Home Right Now" — — — Full Circle 2007 "Wearin' a Hole" — — — 2009 "Together Again" — — — Together Again 2010 "Back to the Honky Tonks" — — — "Death, Taxes and Texas" — — — 2011 "You're Not Looking For" — — — "Baby Where's My Bottle" — — — Random as I Am 2012 "Anybody Out There" — — — "Love Around Here" — — — 2013 "Somethin' Ain't Always Better Than Nothin'" — — — "Loveletters" — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos Year Video Director 1996 "Friends Don't Drive Friends…" Steven T. Miller/R. Brad Murano "That's How I Got to Memphis" Marc Ball 1998 "Time on My Hands" chris rogers "A Bitter End" Joseph Sassone 2002 "Pearl Snaps" Darren Cameron

Awards and nominations YearOrganizationAwardNominee/WorkResult1999Academy of Country Music AwardsTop New Male VocalistDeryl Dodd

References

External links Official website