Q: First of all tell us about the start of your professional career?
Ans: My name is Raymond C Dickerson. I am from Thibodaux Louisiana. My birth name is Ray Charles and I share a birthday ( May 3) and recorded my first song in Augusta Ga at the same studio used by James Brown. I didn’t really began to fully focus on music professionally until I retired from the military in 2010 an army Lt. Colonel. I am the self-proclaimed leader of the Motivational Music Movement; writing music that is Informative Insightful and Inspirational. Since then I have had several songs to chart on various mainstream charting services to include Billboard.
Q: What has been your biggest inspiration or influence musically?
Ans: I stand at the forefront of my parents sacrifices they are all that I am and more than I ever can be. Their guidance and examples along with my own life experiences has lead to numerous Epiphanies in my life, hence comes the name of my cd Epiphany.
Q: What advice would you give to beginners who are nervous?
Ans: Don’t try to be the next anyone, but instead be the only you.
Q:When you decide it’s time to make a new record, is that more exciting or stressful?
Ans: Always exciting because I want to make an impact musically be it informatively, insightfully or inspirationally.
Q: How do songs tend to come to you?
Ans: Through life experiences and awareness.
Q: What’s your motto or the advice you live by?
Ans: Never ask a blind person to interpret your vision
blind.
Q: What is you favorite song to belt out at the bar/in the car right now?
Ans: September by Earth Wind and Fire.
Q :What are your future goals as a music artist?
Ans: To continue to write music that is informative, insightful and inspirational and also to make a difference through music.
Q: What was your most memorable performance to date?
Ans: Performing with Thad Richard formerly of Paul
McCartney and Wings and son of Renald Richard who I got a woman on local gigs.
Q: Tell us about your current release or upcoming project?
Ans: Currently I have out Raymond Dickerson’s Command and Control Epiphany 2020 Cd and Raymond Dickerson’s Command and Control “A Song for Mama” the Unconditional Love ep” available at all major online outlets.
