Tyler Dickerson

Tyler Dickerson
Born 1993[1]
Origin Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.[2]
Genres Country
Occupations Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active early 2000s-present
Labels Lyric Street
Associated acts John Rich

Tyler Dickerson (born 1993 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an American country music artist signed to Lyric Street Records. He released his debut single, "Tell Your Sister I'm Single," to radio in early 2010.

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Biography

Tyler Dickerson was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to Steven and Crystal Dickerson. He began performing at an early age, and by eleven he had started performing at venues in Florida. In 2005, he won Florida Male Vocalist and Male Entertainer of the Year awards for his age group.[3] He had also become a regular performer at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

Dickerson signed to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records in late 2009 after entering a talent search associated with John Rich of Big & Rich,[2] who also mentored him.[4] He released his first single, "Tell Your Sister I'm Single," in February 2010.[2] The song is written by Amanda Williams, Trevor Rosen, and Isaac Rich (brother of John Rich). Dickerson also signed on as an opening act for Brooks & Dunn's Last Rodeo Tour.[5]

The song has received positive reviews from music critics. CM Wilcox of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-up, saying that "it certainly feels like the arrival of a talent well worth watching in the years to come."[6] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also gave a positive review, saying that Dickerson "clearly plays the premise for laughs."[7] "Tell Your Sister I'm Single" debuted at #51 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending March 13, 2010.

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
2010 "Tell Your Sister I'm Single" 47 TBD
"She'd Be You" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ Roland, Tom (14 December 2009). "Tyler Dickerson: A Potential Counterpunch to Commercial Country". Great American Country. http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2009/12/14/tyler-dickerson-a-potential-counterpunch-to-commercial-country/. Retrieved 3 March 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Tyler Dickerson releases debut single". Country Standard Time. 14 February 2010. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem2.asp?xid=3792. Retrieved 3 March 2010. 
  3. ^ Miller, Michelle (9 November 2005). "A real crowd-pleaser: Eleven-year-old Tyler Dickerson is on his way to becoming a star in the country music industry". Pasco Times: pp. 3. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=20051109&id=TrsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hnIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4016,4609483. Retrieved 3 March 2010. 
  4. ^ Dedekker, Jeff (1 March 2010). "Tyler Dickerson’s career is on the move". The Leader-Post. http://communities.canada.com/REGINALEADERPOST/blogs/ploughboymansion/archive/2010/03/01/tyler-dickerson-s-career-is-on-the-move.aspx. Retrieved 3 March 2010. 
  5. ^ Conaway, Alanna (26 February 2010). "Tyler Dickerson to Join Brooks & Dunn's Last Rodeo Tour". The Boot. http://www.theboot.com/2010/02/26/tyler-dickerson-tour/. Retrieved 3 March 2010. 
  6. ^ Wilcox, CM (12 February 2010). "Tyler Dickerson — "Tell Your Sister I'm Single"". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/tyler-dickerson-tell-your-sister-im-single/. Retrieved 3 March 2010. 
  7. ^ Peacock, Bobby (29 January 2010). "Tyler Dickerson — "Tell Your Sister I'm Single"". Roughstock. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/tyler-dickerson-tell-your-sister-i-m-single-. Retrieved 3 March 2010.