For his part, Ronnie Dawson is going out swinging. At 61, the Blond Bomber, the Waxahachie Wild Man, is calling an end to his 40 years on the club circuit. He's not about to retire from music ...

Deciding that music was a precarious business ... he was soon copying the records of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. Dawson formed Ronnie Dee and the Dee Men for club dates, but they were good ...