A popular American guitarist with respect for righteously pure retro sounds, Deke formed the midwestern hot-rod surf-punk band Untamed Youth at age 17 in his hometown of Columbia, Missouri. They released a total of eight full-length albums, toured in old hearses, and in 1991, Deke moved to Los Angeles and joined Dave Stuckey to form the Hillbilly Power act known as the Dave partnership that yielded two albums and a much-touted 2005 reunion at major rockabilly festivals. Embarking on a solo caree...