James L Dickerson

James L. Dickerson is an award-winning newspaper journalist and author. A longtime resident of Memphis and Nashville, he was an editorial writer for The Commercial Appeal and a book critic for the Nashville Tennessean. His Memphis-published magazine Nine-O-One Network, at one time the third-largest circulation music magazine in the U.S., made history by becoming the first Southern-based magazine to obtain newsstand distribution in all 50 states and overseas. Back issues of the magazine are...See more

James L. Dickerson is an award-winning newspaper journalist and author. A longtime resident of Memphis and Nashville, he was an editorial writer for The Commercial Appeal and a book critic for the Nashville Tennessean. His Memphis-published magazine Nine-O-One Network, at one time the third-largest circulation music magazine in the U.S., made history by becoming the first Southern-based magazine to obtain newsstand distribution in all 50 states and overseas. Back issues of the magazine are available for study and research to visitors at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum. His biography of Scotty Moore, That's Alright, Elvis (Simon & Schuster), co-authored with the guitar legend, also was a finalist for the Gleason Award. His music history, Mojo Triangle: Birthplace of Country, Blues, Jazz and Rock 'n' Roll, was a first-place winner of the IPPY Award for best non-fiction book in the South. His biography of legendary record producer Chips Moman has illuminated previously unknown dark corners of the Memphis music industry. His book "Colonel Tom Parker" was purchased by Warner Bros. for the 2022 film, "Elvis," starring Tom Hanks and Austin Butler. See less