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Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Mansour on May 4, 1937, in Quincy, Massachusetts) is a pioneer of surf rock and one of the most influential guitarists of the early 1960s. His technique influenced future guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen. He experimented with reverb and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers.
He was born to a Lebanese father and a Polish mother, and soon learned to play the drums, the ukulele, and finally the guitar. Among his early musical influences was his uncle, an oud player performing belly dance music. Much of his early music shows a middle eastern influence; Dale is often credited as one of the first electric guitarist to employ exotic scales in his playing. When Dale started surfing he became so fascinated that he began seeking ways of channeling the energy and power of the sport through his guitar playing. While he is primarily known for introducing the use of guitar reverb, which has since become a staple of the surf sound, it was Dale’s fast staccato picking that was his trademark. Since Dale was left-handed he was initially forced to play a right-handed model, much like Jimi Hendrix would do years later. However, he did so without restringing the guitar, leading him to effectively play the guitar upside-down (while Hendrix would restring his guitar). Even after he acquired a proper left-handed guitar, Dale continued to use his reverse stringing.
He was born to a Lebanese father and a Polish mother, and soon learned to play the drums, the ukulele, and finally the guitar. Among his early musical influences was his uncle, an oud player performing belly dance music. Much of his early music shows a middle eastern influence; Dale is often credited as one of the first electric guitarist to employ exotic scales in his playing. When Dale started surfing he became so fascinated that he began seeking ways of channeling the energy and power of the sport through his guitar playing. While he is primarily known for introducing the use of guitar reverb, which has since become a staple of the surf sound, it was Dale’s fast staccato picking that was his trademark. Since Dale was left-handed he was initially forced to play a right-handed model, much like Jimi Hendrix would do years later. However, he did so without restringing the guitar, leading him to effectively play the guitar upside-down (while Hendrix would restring his guitar). Even after he acquired a proper left-handed guitar, Dale continued to use his reverse stringing.
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Pink_Waters wrote:
Misirlou cover, fully recorded and mixed, hope you like it if you use thesixtytone: http://www.thesixtyone.com/Tamer/ or on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/tamerelwakeel iam new there so don't forget to add me :) and tell me what you think thanks
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Sapegas wrote:
Awesome tune, awesome guitar passages, Dick is pure guitar-hero!
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KNIFE_ME_IN wrote:
excellent tunage
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SixShooterSam wrote:
obviously not pure/real surf music, he's from mass.
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markalvin wrote:
Dick Dale is awesome! Saw him played few times in my town!
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LonesomePete wrote:
KING OF THE DAMNSURF GUITAR!! YER DAMN RIGHT!! GIDDIE-UP!!
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Nonkonformizm wrote:
Damn good!
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DerDressing wrote:
oh yeah.. :)))
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ElArte8723 wrote:
I'm seeing you live on June 14th! W00t!
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el_chivo wrote:
Misirlou is actually a greek song, that talks about a cross-race relationship with a misirlou (arab girl from Egypt). It's all in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misirlou
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AndreLeonardo wrote:
esse cara é um absurdo...
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orvite wrote:
hotttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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shawnevans wrote:
Please join my group on facebook to help get Dick Dale inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=52433109786
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UmaFloresta wrote:
Truly the king of surf guitar
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lucianoburgos wrote:
Come on let`s go.
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ThePhantomFour wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Surf+Music a group dedicated to surf music
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Ian4681 wrote:
id go trppin with ya bro
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DrNiebla wrote:
Escuchen al rey de la guitarra surf.
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peanutgallery32 wrote:
I'm looking for a DD tune I heard a while back and I can't find it here. If anyone can help I would appreciate it. The main melody is similar to Misirlou but the intro is different and there is a female chorus singing "la la la..." in the background in the middle. Once again thank you.
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PigmeatI wrote:
BTW,Dick is in a tough battle with colon cancer. I'm sure he'd appreciate any good wishes from you folks. Go to his website www.dickdale.com and send him an email. The Double D is a helluva guy and one of a kind. If he's up to it you'll probably get a reply,he's that kind of guy.
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