Publishers Newswire » Dee Dee Phelps http://publishersnewswire.com News about books, entertainment, music and software Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:39:08 +0000 en hourly 1 USA Book News Names Dee Dee Phelps Finalist in The National Best Book 2008 Awards http://publishersnewswire.com/2008/10/31/PNW280_091514.php http://publishersnewswire.com/2008/10/31/PNW280_091514.php#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:15:14 +0000 Liisa Sullivan http://publishersnewswire.com/?p=280 LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ — Altergate Publishing announced today that author Dee Dee Phelps’s “Vinyl Highway” (ISBN: 978-1934321751) is a finalist in the National USA Book News Best Book Awards Autobiography category. Vinyl Highway goes on tour across the 1960′s in this humorous chronicle of destiny and rock-and-roll, as 18-year old Mary transforms from shy college student to hit singer/songwriter, half the singing team Dick and Dee Dee, one of the most popular recording duos of the era.

The memoir contains never-before-told tales of singing with the Beach Boys, recording with the Rolling Stones and performing and touring with many 60′s notable recording artists.

Dee Dee will read excerpts from her memoir at Barnes & Noble’s Los Angeles Grove store on Sunday, November 9th at 2 p.m.

On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2009, Dee Dee and her partner, Michael Dunn, will perform as Dick and Dee Dee at the Ultimate Doo Wop Show held on stage at the Orange County Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m.

To see vintage videos of the act or information about Vinyl Highway, please visit www.dickanddeedee.com.

]]> http://publishersnewswire.com/2008/10/31/PNW280_091514.php/feed 0 Sunny, Sweet Rock and Roll from Simpler Times: The New Dick and Dee Dee Review http://publishersnewswire.com/2008/06/10/PNW485_052934.php http://publishersnewswire.com/2008/06/10/PNW485_052934.php#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:29:34 +0000 Liisa Sullivan http://publishersnewswire.com/?p=485 LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ — Author and singer Dee Dee Phelps, the original member of the Warner Bros. Records duo Dick and Dee Dee, and singer/actor Michael Dunn, will re-create the hits of Dick and Dee Dee and other ’60s recording artists on Sunday night, June 22nd at Theatre Palisades, 941 Temescal Canyon Road, in Pacific Palisades, California at 8 p.m.

In addition to the music, the show produced by Altergate Productions features a video of Dick Clark introducing the original duo, and short vignettes from Dee Dee’s book, “Vinyl Highway” (ISBN-13: 978-1934321751). Dee Dee talks about her first time on stage, singing with an integrated tour in segregated states, and performing with the famous acts.

For tickets information and reservations, please call (310) 281-1183.

You can purchase tickets online, at: www.dickanddeedee.com.

PDF of the event flyer: www.dickanddeedee.com/docs/flyer.pdf

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