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This article is about the surf guitarist. For the saxophonist-singer, see Dick Dale (singer). Dick Dale (born September 14 1926) is an American singer and musician best known as a featured singer and Saxophone player on the TV variety
Dick Dale

Background information
Also known as Richard Anthony Monsour
Born May 4, 1937 (1937-05-04) (age 71)
Boston, Massachusetts
Genre(s) Surf rock, Instrumental rock
Occupation(s) Musician, Guitarist
Instrument(s) Guitar
Label(s) Capitol
Deltone
Associated acts Del-Tones
Website DickDale.com
Notable instrument(s)
Dick Dale Stratocaster
Fender Showman

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Biography

Dale was born to a Lebanese father and a Polish mother, and soon learned to play the drums, the ukulele, the trumpet and finally the guitar. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Among his early musical influences was his uncle, an oud player performing belly dance music. The oud ( عود ʿūd, plural أعواد, a‘wād; kaban; Persian: بربط barbat; ud Belly dance is a Western term for a traditional Middle Eastern Dance form Much of his early music shows a Middle Eastern influence; Dale is often credited as one of the first electric guitarists to employ non-Western scales in his playing. Dale himself was an amateur surfer and wanted his music to reflect the sounds he heard in his mind while surfing. While he is primarily known for introducing the use of guitar reverb that would give the guitar a "wet" sound, which has since become a staple of surf music, it was Dale's fast staccato picking that was his trademark. In Musical notation, the Italian word staccato (literally detached, plural staccatos or staccati) indicates that notes Since Dale was left-handed he was initially forced to play a right-handed model, much like Jimi Hendrix would do a few years later. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter However, he did so without restringing the guitar, leading him to effectively play the guitar upside-down (while Hendrix would restring his guitar) and often plays by reaching over the fretboard rather than wrap his fingers up from underneath. Even after he acquired a proper left-handed guitar, Dale continued to use his reverse stringing. Dale is also noted for playing his percussive, heavy bending style while using what are, for most guitarists, extremely heavy gauge string sets (16p, 18p, 20p. 38w, 48w, 58w[1]; standard electric guitar string set may range from 10 to 46).

His desire to create a certain sound led him to push the limits of equipment:

Leo Fender kept giving Dale amps and Dale kept blowing them up! Till one night Leo and his right hand man Freddy T. went down to the Rendezvous Ballroom on the Balboa Peninsula in Balboa, California and stood in the middle of Four Thousand screaming dancing Dick Dale fans and said to Freddy, I now know what Dick Dale is trying to tell me. Back to the drawing board. A special 85 watt output transformer was made that peaked 100 watts when dale would pump up the volume of his amp, this transformer would create the sounds along with Dale's style of playing, the kind of sounds that Dale dreamed of. BUT! they now needed a speaker that would handle the power and not burn up from the volume that would come from Dale's guitar. Leo, Freddy and Dale went to the James B. Lansing speaker company, and they explained that they wanted a fifteen inch speaker built to their specifications. That speaker would soon be known as the 15" JBL -D130 speaker. It made the complete package for Dale to play through and was named the Single Showman Amp. When Dale plugged his Fender Stratocaster guitar into the new Showman Amp and speaker cabinet, Dale became the first creature on earth to jump from the volume scale of a modest quiet guitar player on a scale of 4 to blasting up through the volume scale to TEN! That is when Dale became the "Father of Heavy Metal" as quoted from Guitar Player Magazine. Dale broke through the electronic barrier limitations of that era! [quoted from the official Dick Dale Web site. ]

With his backing band The Del-Tones, Dale's live performances became huge local draws. 1961's "Let's Go Trippin'" is often regarded as the first surf rock song. Events January 15 - Motown Records signs The Supremes January 20 - Francis Poulenc 's Gloria " Let's Go Trippin' " is an instrumental by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. This was followed by more locally released songs, including "Jungle Fever" and "Surf Beat" on his own Deltone label. His first full-length album was Surfers' Choice in 1962. Surfers’ Choice is the debut album of Dick Dale and his Del-Tones pioneers in the surf genre Events January 1 - The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option The album was picked up by Capitol Records and distributed nationally, and Dale soon began appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show and in films. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, His signature single "Misirlou" went to No. Misirlou ( Greek: Μισιρλού "Egyptian Girl" from Turkish Mısırlı, "Egyptian" from Arabic مصر Miṣr 1 in Los Angeles. He later stated, "I still remember the first night we played it ("Misirlou"). I changed the tempo, and just started cranking on that mother. And. . . it was eerie. The people came rising up off the floor, and they were chanting and stomping. I guess that was the beginning of the surfer's stomp. "[2] His second album was named after his performing nickname, King of the Surf Guitar. King of the Surf Guitar is an album of Surf music by Dick Dale released in 1963 featuring original and cover songs

Though surf rock became nationally popular in the United States briefly, the British Invasion began to overtake the American charts in 1964. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Though he continued performing live, Dale was soon set back by rectal cancer. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes Cancerous growths in the colon, Rectum and He recovered, though, and retired from music for a time. In 1979, he almost lost a leg after being injured while swimming; a pollution-related infection made the mild injury much worse. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) As a result, Dale became an environmental activist and soon began performing again. He recorded a new album in 1986 and was nominated for a Grammy, and the use of "Misirlou" in the Quentin Tarantino film, Pulp Fiction, gained him a new audience. See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January Misirlou ( Greek: Μισιρλού "Egyptian Girl" from Turkish Mısırlı, "Egyptian" from Arabic مصر Miṣr Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and He has released several albums since and continues to tour.

In 1993 he recorded a guitar solo with a Southern California indie band "The Pagodas" (David Lane & John Purcell), which was released as a vinyl single.

In 1995, he recorded a surf-rock version of Camille Saint-Saëns's "Aquarium" from The Carnival of the Animals for the musical score of the enclosed roller coaster, Space Mountain at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (/ʃaʁl kamij sɛ̃sɑ̃s/ (9 October 1835 &ndash 16 December 1921 was a French Composer, Organist, conductor, and Le Carnaval des Animaux ( The Carnival of the Animals) is a Musical suite of fourteen movements by the French Space Mountain at Disneyland in Anaheim, California is the second incarnation of the Magic Kingdom 's Space Mountain.

The National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche use the song Scalped as their theme song. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States

In 2002, Dale appeared in The True Meaning of Christmas Specials, he also played several original songs for the program. The True Meaning of Christmas Specials is a Canadian television Christmas special hosted by Dave Foley.

Of recent interest, the Black Eyed Peas song "Pump It" (from the 2005 album Monkey Business) heavily samples Dale's "Misirlou". The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. " Pump It " is a song by The Black Eyed Peas that heavily incorporates music from the Dick Dale version of the song " Misirlou " (known Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monkey Business is the fourth Album by the Black Eyed Peas, released in various countries in late May to early June 2005 (see 2005 in music Misirlou ( Greek: Μισιρλού "Egyptian Girl" from Turkish Mısırlı, "Egyptian" from Arabic مصر Miṣr "Misirlou" is also featured in the PlayStation 2/Xbox 360 video game, Guitar Hero II, as well as the Wii launch title Rayman Raving Rabbids. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. Rayman Raving Rabbids is a spinoff in the Rayman series released by Ubisoft as a Wii launch title

In 2008, Dick Dale experienced a recurrence of rectal cancer and is receiving treatment[3].

Lifestyle

Dale has never used alcohol or drugs, and discourages use by band members and road crew. Health is a priority for him; 39 years ago he ceased eating red meat, and he has studied Martial arts for 30 years. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. [4][5] At age 70 he still puts on a physically energetic live show. [6]In early 2008, Dick was diagnosed with rectal colon cancer and underwent surgery to remove the malignant tumor. He is currently recuperating from the subsequent radiation and chemo therapy and vows to be surfing again by summer's end.

Peel Sessions

Dick Dale made four recordings for John Peel's Peel Sessions

  1. March 30, 1995 (Maida Vale 4)
  2. July 10, 1995 (3 Mcr. John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 )
  3. August 28, 2002 (Maida Vale 4)
  4. March 24, 2004 (Maida Vale 4)

(Taken from the BBC Radio 1 John Peel minisite; see external links)

Peel later selected Let's Go Trippin' as the theme tune for his BBC Radio 4 series Home Truths. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " " Let's Go Trippin' " is an instrumental by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. Home Truths was a weekly BBC Radio 4 programme which began on 11 April 1998 and was usually hosted by the DJ John Peel until his death

Equipment

As well as the Fender amplifiers mentioned, Dale is associated with the Fender Stratocaster guitar. The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares Fender makes a signature model, the Dick Dale Custom Shop Stratocaster, fitted with "Custom Shop '54" pickups, which are supposed to recreate the sound of the first "Strats". Dick uses a reverb unit with the signal split between two Fender Dual Showman amps. As of 2008, Dale continues to play with his original reverb unit and Showman amps from the early 1960s. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Dale is notable for stringing his left handed guitar upside down.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Compilations/Anthologies/Soundtracks

References

  1. ^ Dick Dale interview on Fresh Air from WHYY/NPR, July 26, 1993, rebroadcast May 25, 2007
  2. ^ "Washed out for a decade, surf's up again," Los Angeles Times, February 1, 1981
  3. ^ Play One For Dick Dale | Industry | News | Surfers path
  4. ^ Dick Dale's Official Web Site. Surfers’ Choice is the debut album of Dick Dale and his Del-Tones pioneers in the surf genre King of the Surf Guitar is an album of Surf music by Dick Dale released in 1963 featuring original and cover songs Checkered Flag is an album of Surf music by surf music pioneer Dick Dale and his Del-Tones in 1963. Mr Eliminator is an album of Surf music by surf pioneer Dick Dale (and his Del-Tones Track listing "Nitro" &ndash 319 "The New Victor" &ndash 248 "Esperanza" &ndash 352 "Shredded Heat" &ndash " Let's Go Trippin' " is an instrumental by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. Misirlou ( Greek: Μισιρλού "Egyptian Girl" from Turkish Mısırlı, "Egyptian" from Arabic مصر Miṣr Music from the Motion Picture Pulp Fiction is the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino 's 1994 film Pulp Fiction. Rocket Jockey was a PC game created by Rocket Science Games and published by SegaSoft in 1996 Rocket Science Games was a Video game developer that created games for consoles and computers from 1993 to 1997 SegaSoft, originally headquartered in Redwood City California and later San Francisco California was a Joint venture by Sega and The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed
  5. ^ Brainyquote, Dick Dale.
  6. ^ U.S. Department of State, "Guitarist Dick Dale Brought Arabic Folk Song to Surf Music".

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