{"product_id":"dale-dick-his-del-tones-live-at-ciros-new-lp","title":"Dale, Dick \u0026 his Del-Tones - Live at Ciro's - New LP","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfo\" class=\"leftColumn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"trackInfoInner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eMr. Dale and his gang, live '65, straight reisse of their final vinyl!\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1293826745\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003eRock Out With Dick Dale \u0026amp; His Del-Tones: Live At Ciro's by Dick Dale \u0026amp; His Del-Tones\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"credits-label\"\u003e--------------------\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"headline\"\u003eArtist Biography by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"author\"\u003eSteve Huey\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDick Dale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewasn't nicknamed \"King of the Surf Guitar\" for nothing: he pretty much invented the style single-handedly, and no matter who copied or expanded upon his blueprint, he remained the fieriest, most technically gifted musician the genre ever produced.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale's pioneering use of Middle Eastern and Eastern European melodies (learned organically through his familial heritage) was among the first in any genre of American popular music, and predated the teaching of such \"exotic\" scales in guitar-shredder academies by two decades. The breakneck speed of his single-note staccato picking technique was unrivaled until it entered the repertoires of metal virtuosos like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEddie Van Halen, and his wild showmanship made an enormous impression on the young\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJimi Hendrix. But those aren't the only reasons\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas once called the father of heavy metal. Working closely with the Fender company,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtinually pushed the limits of electric amplification technology, helping to develop new equipment that was capable of producing the thick, clearly defined tones he heard in his head, at the previously undreamed-of volumes he demanded. He also pioneered the use of portable reverb effects, creating a signature sonic texture for surf instrumentals. And, if all that weren't enough,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emanaged to redefine his instrument while essentially playing it upside-down and backwards -- he switched sides in order to play left-handed, but without re-stringing it (as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHendrix\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elater did).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDick Dale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas born\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRichard Monsour\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Boston in 1937; his father was Lebanese, his mother Polish. As a child, he was exposed to folk music from both cultures, which had an impact on his sense of melody and the ways string instruments could be picked. He also heard lots of big band swing, and found his first musical hero in drummer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGene Krupa, who later wound up influencing a percussive approach to guitar so intense that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eregularly broke the heaviest-gauge strings available and ground his picks down to nothing several times in the same song. He taught himself to play country songs on the ukulele, and soon graduated to guitar, where he was also self-taught. His father encouraged him and offered career guidance, and in 1954, the family moved to Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the suggestion of a country DJ,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMonsour\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eadopted the stage name\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDick Dale, and he began performing in local talent shows, where his budding interest in rockabilly made him a popular act. He recorded a demo song, \"Ooh-Whee Marie,\" for the local Del-Fi label, which was later released as a single on his father's new Deltone imprint and distributed locally. During the late '50s,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso became an avid surfer, and soon set about finding ways to mimic the surging sounds and feelings of the sport and the ocean on his guitar. He quickly developed a highly distinctive instrumental sound and found an enthusiastic, ready-made audience in his surfer friends.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebegan playing regular gigs at the Rendezvous Ballroom, a once-defunct concert venue near Newport Beach, with his backing band\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe Del-Tones; as word spread and gigs at other local halls followed,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecame a wildly popular attraction, drawing thousands of fans to every performance. In September 1961, Deltone released\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale's single \"Let's Go Trippin',\" which is generally acknowledged to be the very first recorded surf instrumental.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"inline-image odd\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/rovimusic.rovicorp.com\/image.jpg?c=DWwq6arnaADYZ0gLxHQGgN_M69_UI9rrJSVvWL2-yAg%3D\u0026amp;amp%3Bf=3\u0026amp;width=700\" data-original=\"https:\/\/rovimusic.rovicorp.com\/image.jpg?c=DWwq6arnaADYZ0gLxHQGgN_M69_UI9rrJSVvWL2-yAg=\u0026amp;f=3\" width=\"201\" height=\"201\" alt=\"Surfer's Choice\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\"Let's Go Trippin'\" was a huge local hit, and even charted nationally.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereleased a few more local singles, including \"Jungle Fever,\" \"Miserlou,\" and \"Surf Beat,\" and in 1962 issued his (and surf music's) first album, the groundbreaking\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSurfer's Choice, on Deltone.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSurfer's Choice\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esold like hotcakes around Southern California, which earned\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea contract with Capitol Records and national distribution for the album.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas featured in Life magazine in 1963, which led to appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrankie\/Annette\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efilm Beach Party. He also released the follow-up LP\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKing of the Surf Guitar\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand went on to issue three more albums on Capitol through 1965. During that time, he developed a close working relationship with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLeo Fender, who kept engineering bigger and better sound systems in response to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale's appetite for louder, more maniacally energetic live performances.\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurf music became a national fad, with groups like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe Beach Boys\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJan \u0026amp; Dean\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffering a vocal variant to complement the wave of instrumental groups, all of which were indebted in some way to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale. But in 1964, the British Invasion stole much of surf's thunder, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDale\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas dropped by Capitol in 1965. He remained a wildly popular local act, but in 1966 he was diagnosed with rectal cancer, which forced him to temporarily retire from music. He beat the disease, however, and soon began pursuing other interests: owning and caring for a variety of endangered animals, studying martial arts, designing his parents' dream house, and learning to pilot planes. 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