Mike Dekle is a singer-songwriter from Athens Georgia. A skilled guitarist, Mike was influenced musically early on by artists such as Bob Dylan, John Denver, John Prine and Doc Watson. Their thought provoking, honest musical approaches still influence Mike’s singing and writing.
In 1983 Kenny Rogers recorded the Dekle penned “Scarlet Fever”, Mike’s first published song and first number one. Shortly thereafter, Kenny Rogers’ publishing company, Lionsmate Music, signed Mike to an exclusive writer’s contract. Their association lasted until Kenny sold his publishing company. Kenny has recorded six of Mike’s songs to date.
Mike’s “Fine Tuned” album was released in 2000 and garnered him his first success on the Americana charts. In 2003, Mike released his “Sketches” album that resulted in several of his songs being covered by artists like Joe Nichols, Gene Watson, and Rhonda Vincent. He followed “Sketches” with his fourth album “Tunesmith,” released in January of 2006. The album contains the song “Size Matters,” which was covered by Joe Nichols and released as a single at the same time.
