Joe Dickey, Full Spectrum Living: Having Fun and Being Successful

Published: Dec. 2, 2014, 1 a.m.

Joe Dickey has had a long (and he asks that you not emphasize the word "long" too heavily) and successful career, participating in many aspects of the entertainment business: actor, talent coordinator, lighting designer, cue caller, road manager, writer, director, producer, and, oh, yeah, a singer! He feels very fortunate to have been able to earn his living, all his adult life, doing what he loves to do—sing. His career includes The Ray Charles Singers, The Doodletown Pipers, L.A. Quint, and eight years as a lead performer in the largest production show in the world, in "Hallelujah Hollywood," in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, he performed in Las Vegas lounges, created and starred in numerous corporate shows, and was a church soloist and music director in many different cities for 49 years. In his lifetime, Joe has performed live for almost 7,000,000 people.  He has a BBA from Emory University, having majored in marketing and management, and now resides in Simi Valley, California, with his wife, Mary Manin Morrissey.  He has three birth children, four bonus kids (Mary’s birth children), and together they have 10 grandchildren.