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Deadeye Dick
Band New Orleans United States Active 1991–1996
Deadeye Dick formed in 1991 in New Orleans, United States and was active until 1996. Deadeye Dick has 10 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1999–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “New Age Girl”, which appears on 10 lists with a best position of #392. The station that charted Deadeye Dick most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 7 appearances.
Deadeye Dick were a New Orleans trio who borrowed their name from a Kurt Vonnegut novel: Caleb Guillotte on vocals and guitar, Mark Adam Miller on bass and Billy Landry on drums. They got together in 1991 and did it the hard way, building a loyal crowd on the road across the Southeastern U.S. and making their first album themselves before any label came calling.
One song off that homemade record did the calling for them. "New Age Girl" caught on regionally, pulling airplay in New Orleans and Atlanta, and that was enough to land a deal with the independent Ichiban Records, which put out A Different Story in 1994. Then Hollywood stepped in: the song was picked for the Dumb and Dumber soundtrack, and the movie's push carried it to number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1995. It's a wiseacre, rubber-limbed pop-rock tune with a hook that won't quit and a grin plastered across it.
The second album, Whirl, came out in 1995, but lightning didn't strike twice, and by 1996 the band was done, leaving "New Age Girl" to outlast them on the countdowns.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Deadeye Dick on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Age Girl | 10 | #392 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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