{"id":2155,"date":"2024-03-23T16:55:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T16:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccma.in-testing.co.uk\/?post_type=inductee&#038;p=2155"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:50:15","slug":"dick-damron-24","status":"publish","type":"inductee","link":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/inductees\/dick-damron-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Dick Damron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section\n    id=\"split-repeater-block_c1d40e9a5c9eea8bf62d0c659fb9e3b3\" \n    class=\"split-repeater  py-[50px] lg:pt-[57px] lg:pb-[70px]\"\n>\n    <div class=\"site-container flex flex-col\">\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <h2>Dick Darmon<\/h2>\n                                        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/\">&lt; Back<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994<br \/>\nBirth: March 22, 1934 &#8211; Bentley, Alberta<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Few artists in the history of Canadian country music have worked harder or longer than Dickie Damron. Born Joseph Glenn Damron, Dick got his first guitar at the age of five, and has since released no less than 27 albums of many genres, from 1958\u2019s Rockabilly to the instrumental and Christian country music that he is recording today.<\/p>\n<p>Damron\u2019s 1957 debut single is considered by many to be one of the best and rarest in first generation Rockabilly. He recorded his first number one record, \u2018Hitch Hikin\u2019\u2019 in Nashville, topping the country music charts in 1965. His 1970 hit, \u2018Countrified\u2019 was later recorded by George Hamilton IV and served as the theme song on his syndicated TV show.<\/p>\n<p>Early on in his career, Damron toured with the Musical Roundup Gang and the Nightriders, and through his career has toured extensively both domestically and internationally. Damron is a member of The Rockabilly Hall of Fame, and has won honours ranging from \u2018Foreign Artist of the Year\u2019 in Europe to five Texas Country Music Awards. His most popular songs include: \u2018Silver and Shine\u2019, \u2018Whiskey Jack\u2019, \u2018My Good Woman\u2019, \u2018High On You\u2019, \u2018The Ballad of T.J\u2019s\u2019, \u2018If You Need Me Lord\u2019, and \u2018Wild Horses\u2019. His country\/gospel song, \u2018Jesus It\u2019s Me Again\u2019 continues to be one of his more popular compositions recorded by several Canadian artists, as well as by Nashville\u2019s Charley Pride and George Hamilton IV.<\/p>\n<p>In 1972, Damron appeared at the Grand Ole Opry, and in 1977 he presented the Dick Damron Country Music Festival in his hometown of Bentley, Alberta. As an author, Damron has published three books with another on the way.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"split-repeater__blocks grid grid-cols-1\">\n                                    <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2\" style=\"background-color: #0a0a0a; color: #fff; \">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/24_Dick_Damron.jpg\" alt=\"An older man with a white beard and mustache wears a black cowboy hat, dark sunglasses, and a dark jacket, set against a blue background. He has his hands clasped in front of him.\" class=\" \">\n                        <div class=\"content-box \">\n                            <p>The dozens of nominations, citations, awards and honours Damron has earned over five decades in country music are a testament to his ability to write superb songs and entertain his audiences. 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