Editing Dick and Dee Dee (section)

{{short description|Musical duo}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Dick and Dee Dee
| image           = DicknDeeDee_mid_sixties.png
| caption         = Dick and Dee Dee publicity photo, mid-1960s
| image_size      =
| birth_name      =
| alias           =
| origin          = United States
| instrument      =
| genre           = Pop, [[R&B]], [[rock and roll]], [[Folk music|Folk]]
| occupation      = [[Duet (music)|Singing duo]]
| years_active    = 1960–1969
| label           = [[Warner Bros. Records]], [[Liberty Records]], [[Dot Records]]
| associated_acts =
| website         = [http://www.dickanddeedee.com/ www.DickandDeeDee.com]
| current_members = 
| past_members    = Dick St. John (deceased)<br>[[Dee Dee Sperling]]
}}

'''Dick and Dee Dee''' (or '''Dick and Deedee''') are an American singer-songwriter duo who reached popularity in the early to mid-1960s. The group was founded by California classmates Richard Gosting and [[Mary Sperling]]. They eventually changed their names to Dick St. John and Dee Dee Sperling (currently Dee Dee Phelps). They had their first hit in 1961 when "[[The Mountain's High]]" reached No. 2 on the [[Billboard 100]].<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/134 134]
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6
| url-access= registration
| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/134
}}</ref> They toured with [[the Beach Boys]] and opened for the [[Rolling Stones]] during the Stones's 1964 tour of California.<ref name="dadd">{{cite news
|url=http://www.dickanddeedee.com/audio/
|title=Dee Dee Interview
|last=Leigh
|first=Spencer
|work=BBC Radio
|accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref> Regulars on the show ''[[Shindig!]]'', the duo had multiple hit songs before St. John and Sperling disbanded in 1969.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited 
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 154}}</ref> In the 1980s, St. John toured with his wife, Sandy.<ref name="spectro">{{cite news
|url=http://www.spectropop.com/remembers/DSJobit.htm
|title=Dick St. John (1940-2003)
|last=Leigh
|first=Spencer
|publisher=Spectropop
|accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref> Dick St. John died on December 27, 2003, after a fall at his home.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Dee Dee Phelps began performing with actor/singer Michael Dunn as Dick and Dee Dee in 2008, appearing in large [[doo wop]] and [[rock and roll]] shows throughout the United States.<ref name="classic">{{cite news
|url=http://www.classicbands.com/DickAndDeeDeeInterview.html
|title=Gary James' Interview With Dee Dee Sperling of "Dick and Dee Dee"
|last=James
|first=Gary
|publisher=Classic Bands
|accessdate=January 31, 2011}}</ref>