We're Back in the Saddle Again! A Houston Update...

Hi there Music Friends & Fans, It's SO nice to be home! (Clicks heels together): There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like HOME! (sigh.) Just an update. We survived RECONSTRUCTION (well mostly...!), and we're back in our (mostly?...) completed house in Houston again, Post-Harvey. Yay!!  We're feeling thankful and very blessed to be home, can you tell? Even the dogs are happier-and so are the squirrels and birds who missed me feeding them (and our dogs chasing them?) every single day! Ha! Some News: Please continue to PRAY for Houston as we are still in the midst of re-building, and there are still many who are homeless, routed from homes, lost everything, jobless, or just generally down and out... I'm in a fantastic NEW BAND called the Six Alarm Band (well the band's been around awhile, but we've been doing a little re-grouping). We play hits from the 60's to 80's and some hopping oldies, and we're in the process of updating websites, etc. now. I'll fill you in on more details soon...but we DO have 2 upcoming Houston Area performances: Mo's Irish Pub N. (on Vintage Park),  June 15, 7-10pm  More info TBA http://mosirishpub.com/houston/ Mo's Irish Pub in Katy (on the Katy Frwy),  June 29  7-10pm  More info TBAhttp://mosirishpub.com/katy I also am in a great jazzy duo called DeDe & DC* and we just performed a fun cocktail party in West U this past weekend and we have a lot more coming soon... Lastly, I'm on the Board of, and I'm traveling to the International Music and Entertainment Awards in Ashland KY June 16, where I'm nominated in Categories 1 & 2 for "America United", and I appreciate all your VOTES very much! I hope if you're a musician you'll check out and join this very fine non-profit Indie Music organization and submit your music! Larry and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your thoughts, emails and prayers during this trying time. We are blessed to know you and have you as friends & supporters-we love each of our fans, friends and musician family so much! Wishing you God's every blessing, and I hope you're enjoying this gorgeous Springtime! DeDe :) dedewedekind.com @dedewmusic Facebook.com/DeDeWedekind Instagram: DeDeWedekind Youtube: Youtube.com/1dwedekind *DC stands for Dan Carlson, my amazing keyboard player. He has rhythm and bass on his keyboard and together we play some awesome and fun standards and oldies....

#1 Hit on Blues Chart!: Sell Me Out by DeDe & New GRAMMY Membership!

Apparently now I'm a VOTING MEMBER of the GRAMMY Awards (Recording Academy)...exciting!

American music composer, DeDe Wedekind, Award-winning Singer-Songwriter from Texas and a member of ASCAP, has been accepted into the Recording Academy (home of the Grammy Awards), on July 21, 2017!

Please click on the below link to hear my #1 Blues song on the @Broadjam charts now "Sell Me Out"...I'm also #3 on the Overall Broadjam Earth Chart, and my music's also on many of their Top #Music #Charts now! Very cool. I appreciate your support by listening, sharing, buying, and liking my music!

Thank you!!!! DeDe :)

#1: Sell Me Out by DeDe WedeKind


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My Song is #3!: Dream of You by DeDe WedeKind

DeDe's Song of the Year, Dream of You is now #3 on the #Country Music Top 10 Chart on Broadjam.com!

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#3: Dream of You By DeDe by DeDe WedeKind

Thanks for LIKING, PURCHASING & SHARING DeDe's positive & inspiring brand of music with your friends & family!  Many hugs from DeDe:)  www.DeDeWedekind.com

DeDe WeDeKind Featured Show Hi there Friends and Fans! We are heading to Nashville today and to the Presidential Inaugeration on Wednesday Night!  We'll be attending the Inaugeration Concert on the Washington Mall, the Inaugural Parade, the Inaugeration & the BALL at the Washington DC Convention Center! I'll be posting some candid photos of the attendees and celebration, and all the juicy details here: Facebook.com/DeDeWedekind and here: DeDeWedekind.com/Blog! So keep checking in over the next few days for more info! I'll be on TV in Nashville on the NASHVILLE TODAY SHOW at 11am CST on Wednesday, Jan 18th, on WSMV-TV (NBC Affiliate). For more info and to WATCH, click here: WSMV TV LINK  I also have a phone interview TODAY Wednesday morning 1/18/2017 at 9:30am CST on the Ron Ponder Show on NEWS TALK RADIO WHBC 1480 Canton Ohio, listen here online!: http://www.whbc.com/page.php?page_id=161 So many exciting things happening now. Please pray for our country and for the world as we enter this time of trying to re-unite our country and all of America and bring peace to our troubled world.  Get your **FREE** MP3 download of America United in honor of the Trump Presidential Inaugeration here: https://www.reverbnation.com/DeDeWedekind/song/26646554-new-america-united-with-introduction Thanks so much for all your kindness & support, and have a Blessed Week! DeDe Wedekind :) dedewedekind.com facebook.com/dedewedekind youtube.com/1dwedekind FEATURED SHOW DeDe Attends Presidential Inauguration Concert, Parade & Ball Washington Dc, DC 20 JANUARY Friday @12:00pm

Best New Artist of the Year #DeDe Wedekind to Appear LIVE on 2 Nationally Rated #Radio & #TV Shows Today!

Monday Oct. 31, Memphis TN & Nashville TN:

LIVE TV & RADIO TOUR for DeDe Wedekind!

Singer-Songwriter DeDe Wedekind to appear LIVE on 2 Nationally Syndicated & Highly Rated Radio & TV Shows Today 10/31- Halloween!

Show #1:  Memphis LIVE TV: 9am Central- DeDe LIVE on WREG TV Memphis' LIVE @ 9 Morning Show! Watch LIVE here: http://wreg.com/category/on-air/live-at-9/  More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/328346954195912/ 

Show #2: National LIVE Radio: 4:30pm Central- DeDe LIVE on WSM Radio AM 650's "NASHVILLE TODAY" Show- The #1 Country #Music Show in the US! Listen Live: http://wsmonline.com/shows/nashvilletoday/  More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1753765664888483/

DeDe's latest hit single, "America United" has been making a big splash all over the US during this pivotal Election Season!  Check out DeDe's all new WEBSITE and #America United LYRIC VIDEO here:  www.DeDeWedekind.com

Says DeDe, "Thanks so much for your support of me and my music, I love and appreciate all my fans & friends and am overwhelmed at your support, kindness, purchases, and encouragement. God Bless America, & God bless you and your families all over the world!"

America United Lyrics:

"Unite us, don't divide us, because united we all stand,
We're different, but all the same, in this great blessed land...
Unite us, don't divide us, give us thankful hearts again,
And bring us all together now, and choose to take a stand!

America, America, United we all stand,
Let's make America great again,
Together hand in hand,
America, America, United safe and strong,
Give us peace and prosperity,
Let freedom be our song."

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FEATURED SHOW:
DeDe on WSM Radio #Nashville-LIVE! Nashville, TN: LIVE! Monday, October 31 @4:30pmGet Show Details

SHOWS:
-Memphis TN: LIVE! Monday, October 31 @ 9:00am DeDe Live at 9 on CBS WREG TV Memphis Morning Show!  Memphis, TN Get Show Details
-Houston, TX DeDe LIVE on Larry Stephenson Radio Show "The Bearded Black Cowboy" Conservative Talk Radio Show: Listen here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/larrystevensonshow
-Panama: -Thursday, December 7 @ 6:00pm Holiday Show@ The Rock Restaurant, Boquete, CHIRI, PA Get the Details
-Thursday, December 29 @ 6:00pm DeDe & Larrys Holiday Show @ The ROCK Restaurant!  Boquete, CHIRI, PA Get the Details

MORE SHOWS...

MUSIC:
New America United with Introduction by DeDe!
NEW! Dream of You by DeDe

MORE MUSIC

PRESS:
"Just like an adept sculptor...bring(s) new friends out of a mass of stone, Wedekind can cause new and amicable characters to emerge out of well-worn songs we take for granted. When it comes to song interpretation, Wedekind is without peer. A song when placed in her care...can bloom with a new life of its own." — Timothy Yap, Breathecast.com, Dec 7, 2013

How I Got My Start in Music by DeDe - From #Nashville's CityIICity "Music In The Spotlight"

Please Watch, Like and Share this short #video about DeDe Wedekind and how I got started in Music!
Thanks to Scott Brigger and OAG Management for a great time and a cool video!
DeDe :)

A GREAT REVIEW of "Dream of You" by SKOPE MAGAZINE ON FEB. 9, 2016!

I'D LIKE TO GIVE A BIG THANKS to MIKE FRIEDMAN of SKOPE MAGAZINE For This STELLAR REVIEW of my NEW ALBUM "DREAM OF YOU" WHICH RELEASES This FEBRUARY- (available to Fans on Feb. 12, 2016)!!

DeDe – ‘Dream of You’

by Skope • February 9, 2016

“Dream of You” is an album full of joy. Lyrically the songs are optimistic and sunny. Her songs focus on the future that helps people move forward, as hercombination of storytelling and hope feel particularly satisfying. Arrangements are meticulous. Stylistically “Dream of You” effortlessly blends together elements offolk, country, and rock into a colorful whole. By far the highlight is DeDe’s deeply reassuring voice guiding the way. DeDe displays a careful knack for the perfect melody, as these are songs that linger in the mind long after they are over. Theattention to detail, song structure, even the gradual build-up, is absolutely astounding.

Feb IMC Magazine Feat DeDe:
http://www.joomag.com/magazine/mag/0012248001449129331

With the title track “Dream of You”, DeDe starts the song off on a quiet note. Elegantly executed string work introduces the song. DeDe’s voice takes command of the song as it gradually comes into bloom. Towards the end of the song all that remains is a spectacular soaring guitar which brings the song to a comforting close. Opting for a languid tempo is the hushed whispers of “Prime of Life”. Lyrically the song focuses on truly reaching one’s stride. Powerful and moving, “Stronger” possesses an impeccably crafted melody. Warm and soothing, the song’s driving rhythm helps to reinforce its sense of purpose. By far the highlight of the album is the intimate love song “My Unsung Hero” where everything simply works, from the affectionate lyrics to the nimble country rhythm.

A unique voice in the musical universe, DeDe’s “Dream of You” is full of gorgeous pop gems.

For more information and to purchase and listen to DeDe's music visit: http://dede-music.com/

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Read this article in SKOPE Magazine here:  http://skopemag.com/2016/02/09/dede-dream-of-you

DeDe's Music Featured on Pages 30-39 of the February 2016 Indie Music Coalition Magazine!

DeDe:  An Artist In her Prime-Ahead of Her Time by Beth Fedornak

At the October, 2015 International Music & Entertainment Awards (http://www.IMEAawards.com), we had the pleasure of hearing 2014 Two-time Album of the Year winner & 2015 Song of the Year winner, DeDe Wedekind, perform her Folk Song of the Year Nominee, “Prime of Life” from her upcoming album Dream of You.  But her Song of the Year Category win that night was for her Adult Contemporary original, “Stronger”.

What sets this talented artist apart from others is not only her great vocals, which garnered her Best Vocalist in March 2014 on SingerUniverse.com, but her unique & versatile songwriting.  DeDe writes songs that cross many genres of music including: Adult Contemporary, Folk, Pop, Country-Pop, Rock, Americana, Singer/Songwriter, World Music, Jazz and Inspirational.   This was evident when at the 2014 IMEA Award Show she received 9 nominations in 7 different categories (the most of any IMEA Artist).

And indeed she was a winner: she went to the stage to accept a grand total of 3 IMEA awards that chilly October Night in Kentucky for: AC Album of the Year for Love & Fairy Tales (7/2013), Holiday Album of the Year for World of Christmas (11/2013), and Song of the Year for “Canon on the Lord’s Prayer”. This tied DeDe with friend and singer/songwriter Matthew Huff, Country Artist of the Year who also won 3 awards, the most awards won by any artists at the show. Says DeDe about this honor:

       “We were all rooting for each other, all of us Indie artists who had been hanging in there, writing songs like crazy, and performing all over the place… in a very tough, sometimes brutal industry. I’d just joined the IMEA because it sounded like a worthwhile organization for indie artists-and it is. The rest was about timing: I decided to submit a bunch of songs from my 2 albums I’d just released in 2013 on a whim-thinking “what the hec”? I have all these new songs, and maybe these judges will like one of them?  But getting that many nominations, and that kind of real support and recognition for my music, well, that was only surpassed by getting to meet and know all of these other great indie artists from around the world- (struggling!) artists who were a lot like me. It was truly a watershed moment for my songwriting, and it was a life-changing and pivotal moment for me and my music career.”

 Growing up near Houston, she hails from a long line of actors, storytellers and musicians on her father's Welsh side.  She is one of seven musical children from an exceptionally creative family.  DeDe herself is a classically-trained singer, pianist and flutist.  While she had pursued music on a part-time basis in her 20’s and early 30’s after a career in marketing, she came to realize that music was coming back into her life. Only about 7 years ago, DeDe started singing songs around the house that she’d never heard before, and started having dreams about music. It was at that moment she realized that her true calling was to pursue a more active role as a songwriter and musician.  She decided to hone her theory, performing and songwriting by returning to college for additional musical training. With the support of husband, Larry, she began to pursue music again full-time.

DeDe tells stories through her music: her original songs are about her feelings, her life, her personal thoughts, joys, losses, hopes, dreams and experiences. She feels that she has a calling: a gift for relating her music & melodies to what we all are experiencing in our real lives. “At first it was really scary for me to step out on a limb and try to start a new career in a field where I’m definitely not an expert. But I'm not afraid anymore," says DeDe. "Not afraid to say the things that I feel need to be said, and to take a chance with my music. I've found my joy, my purpose, and my peace." 

Her latest album, Dream of You, is unique in that it tells the story of the emotions, struggles, triumphs and the journey that is DeDe’s life.  However, it’s not a blow-by-blow recounting of each and every major life event, but rather a playbook of dreams, hopes, and feelings, both positive and negative. Its full of thought-provoking lyrics: observations about the changes she’s been through, and all the emotions and relationships along the way that defined the life-shaping moments in her life.  Each song is autobiographical and details actual feelings and thoughts she had about events and experiences: songs about her dreams, hopes, disappointments and relationships that are all a part of what has made her who she is. 

Every listener will be able to relate to DeDe’s dynamic and word-picture filled lyrics, since her songs tell the story of events that happen to us all. Songs that encompass the dreams of youth (Dream of You), the wild times and struggles of growing up & looking for love, such as we find in her 80’s Bon-Jovi like rock tribute: Leaning on Heaven.  We relate to her searches for acceptance and meaning in life via Prime of Life, and the rush of sexual attraction and thrill of romantic love in DeDe’s super-sexy, Latin bossa nova, Recipe of Love. Then it all unravels with her Rolling Stones-esque Sell Me Out about complete betrayal of trust, heartbreak, and being left all alone. And in the end- redemption: finding the strength to get through anything with “Stronger”, and the capacity to know and be able to give true love (Love Lives On, with Andrew Fromm on piano, writer of N-Sync’s Millenium Album). 

Through the many challenges and experiences DeDe ‘s faced personally and in her music, she finally feels equipped to accept herself and her circumstances, understand the real meaning of love, and what truly matters in life. Important things like: relationships with family and friends, finding unconditional love (My Unsung Hero), a solid marriage (Today I’ll Marry My Friend), and the realization that she is comfortable with where her life has lead her.  She has also discovered how to overcome fears and the renewed ability to believe in yourself and in the one(s) you love.  

...read more here:

http://www.joomag.com/magazine/mag/0012248001449129331
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