[2] Over a sixty-year career, Dotson played alongside Silas Hogan, Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, Albert King, O. V. Wright, Rufus Thomas, Ivory Joe Hunter, Buddy Guy, Son Seals, and Isaac Hayes.
[6] Silas Hogan had relocated to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by the early 1950s and, equipped with a Fender electric guitar, formed the Rhythm Ramblers.
Though Hogan was the group's leader, their first recordings had Dotson on lead vocals, and the tracks were released in his name.
[9] He moved back to Baton Rouge in the early 1980s and maintained a part-time music career, performing at Tabby Thomas’ Blues Box club.
They became regular performers in Houston's blues scene, before ill health started to curb his output in the early 2000s.
[9] In August 1994, at its annual gala, the Baton Rouge Blues Foundation honored Dotson and Lightnin' Slim.