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Dick Dale
is known as King of The Surf Guitar, both for developing the musical genre
in the 1950's-early 1960's, and progressing it to this very
day. I caught his performances in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007! |
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Photos Are Posted For Dick Dale's 2007 Birchmere
Show!! Guitar Legend Dick Dale played to a full house June 6, 2007 at The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA. Not only did he play his classic gold Fender guitar called Beast, but he also played trumpet, harmonica, and piano! Wow, talk about one multi-talented surfer dude! Rad bass player Sam Bolle did great work, and Bryan handled sticks really well! Check out this video clip of Dick performing portions of Let's Go Trippin' and Peppermint Man. Thanks to T for helping me get a great seat, and the many Dickheads (Dick Dale fans) on hand, including Charlie, Steve, T's friend Megan, Sam, Jeff, and many more! Dick met with many fans after the show, signing 'stuff,' and posing for photos. The fans love this interaction, and Dick does too! So, all I can say is see you in 2008 Dick Dale! |
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The Dick Dale
virtual museum has new additions--Check them out! |
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Watch
this ultra cool Surfin' And Swingin' Dick Dale video medley from The Ed Sullivan Show! http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1199305267 (note, may require site registration) |
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Virtual world surfing to the sound of
Dick Dale music!
The young hipster set of emerging virtual world's surf, and what do they choose for their surf music of choice? Dick Dale music quite naturally. Check out this video featuring Dick Dale's Miserlou as background music, created at a Chi Tow virtual surfing event. Catch A Wave! |
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Dick Dale appeared in early California beach movies
like Beach Party, and Muscle Beach Party. This clip from Muscle Beach Party features Dick and the Deltones along with 'Little Stevie Wonder' on vocals and harmonica. The dancing of Candy Johnson in her wild 'birdfeather' getup can't be missed, as well as Annette Funicello in the audience. |
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Dick Dale--"You Play From Your
Heart To The People, And When You See Them Smile, You Know You're Doing The
Right Thing." Don't
miss this short Gearwire video interview of Dick with son Jimmy at the NAAM
show. |
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"The
Good
Life Of
An Idol" As the surf music scene emerged in sun drenched Southern California, Dick Dale was featured in Life Magazine, a truly amazing accomplishment! Available once again is the article and photos from that memorable issue! |
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Check Out this
September 2006 article from
The International Informational Programs, U.S. Department of
State,
'Guitarist Dick
Dale Brought Arabic Folk Song to Surf Music:
How surf music's roots stretch all the way to Lebanon.'
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Photos from Dick's 2006 Birchmere performance are now up! |
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Photos from Dick's 2006 Ramshead Live performance have been posted! |
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Check out Will's photos of Dick's May 25, 2006 Goodfellas, Hampton, Virginia gig! |
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Ary-Jan, a Dick Dale fan in The Netherlands, has photos of Dick playing a 2006 gig in Amsterdam! |
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A nice after show photoset is up from Dick and Jimmy Dale's June 2, 2004 Joey Harrison's Surf Club, Ortley Beach, New Jersey gig! |
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Dick Dale would make a great President, and even has a
new T-Shirt that says as much!! Dick also has a great CD he recorded at the Hard Rock Cafe, Dallas, Texas that would be a great addition to your vintage surf collection!! Check out both of them at http://dickdale.com/merchandise.html |
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Photos from Dick's 2005 Birchmere performance are now up! |
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Check out photos of
Dick's May 26, 2005 Goodfellas,
Hampton, VA gig!
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Dick Dale, Nokie Edwards and Carlos at the NAAM show |
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Dick's "pool
shooting Buddy," Carlos helps
Dick maintain his
website. Carlos was cool enough to send me a couple of pics of
Dick stuff he has hung on his wall.
And even more cool, Carlos sent me these pictures of Dick and legendary Ventures guitar great Nokie Edwards at the 2005 NAAM show. Yep, that is Carlos with Dick and Nokie in the top photo! Dick talks about his teaming up with Nokie at that show as being both fun and memorable, in part because the two playing styles differ. Nokie picks, and Dick Shreds! Carlos says the two guitar greats had the time of their life that night! |
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Photos
are now posted for Dick Dale, Jimmy Dale, and Les Paul's appearance at The
First World Guitar Congress. |
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| Dick Does Denmark! Dick Dale,
Dusty Watson, and Sam Bolle did a major European tour in 2004 which included
a stop off in Denmark. Jan, who I met on a
Surfin'
To Baja with The Ventures and Los Straitjackets cruise, is such a big "Dickhead"(Dick
Dale Fan) and surf guitar music lover, that he took in Dick's March
12, 2004
Rytmeposten, Odense, Denmark gig and next night awesome performance at
Stengade 30,
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| Dick Dale with Jan (right) and El Fuerte, drummer for El Ray (center) at Stengade 30 | Dick signing an item for a long-timer friend of Jan (top) Dick, Jan (right), and El Twang (center) at Stenegade 30 |
Dick with bass player Sam Bolle (top) Dusty Watson who Jan calls "the greatest surf drummer in the business," along with Sam (bottom) at Rytmeposten |
Ticket stubs from Dick's March 12, 2004 Rytmeposten, Odense, and
March 13, 2004 Stenegade 30, Copenhagen, Denmark gigs (left) Flyer for Rytmeposten concert (center) Autographed cover (right) |
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Yes, this is the shirt that the 'well dressed' Dick Dale fan wears!
In this instance, posing with fans at Dick
Dale's |
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Check out Dick
Dale's Boss, Hip Happening, Nissan Pathfinder Armada National TV ad, which has been running
during prime-time major network television shows and The World Series!
Congratulations Dick,
Way Cool!!! (Note, this is a 3.8MB MPEG clip) |
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Click the ticket
stub or here to see out of sight pictures |
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An autographed photo of Dick Dale and Me taken after his dynamite April 19, 1999 performance (l), another after Dick's May 19, 2002 gig (c), and at May 25,2005. If I do say so, six years later we both look pretty good. Proof positive that surf guitar players and surf guitar listeners remain "forever young!" (click images to enlarge) |
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Click the Better Shred Than Dead Disk or here to see awesome pictures from Dick's April 19, 1999 Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia gig! |
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Check out Dick with fans
Lisa V. & Gordon B. after his April 17, 2000 Birchmere performance by clicking the picture or here! |
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Dick was a fixture during the emerging 1960's California beach scene of sun, sand, music, and naturally pretty girls! Click Pictures To Enlarge |
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Dick was cast in two vintage California
Frankie and Annette beach movies, including 1964's Muscle
Beach Party as well as predecessor
Beach Party. Dick told me he still plays the same gold and white Fender Stratocaster guitar from the 1950's, he calls 'Beast'--and used in those flicks! |
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Let's Go Trippin' The hit record that started it
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| Autographed Dick Dale guitar picks from his May 21, 2001 Alexandria, Virginia and May 19, 2002 Annapolis, Maryland performances. | Dick's hard playing style using extra heavy-gauge steel strings
plays havoc
on guitar picks--and his fingers.
Dicks strings come from Dean Markley, a world famous supplier of guitar
strings. |
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A Dick Dale publicity
photo (late 1990's-2000), shot on Dick's California desert ranch. |
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For tour information,
merchandise, and additional information Thanks to Carlos
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