Dick Dale at Mercy Lounge
Dick Dale at Mercy LoungeNashville SceneBetween Bombino last night and Dick Dale tonight, all we need is Alvin Lee to make an unexpected appearance and our holy trinity of ax-wielding heroes will be complete. But we're not holding our breath for Lee — we'd end up dead.
Celebrate Dick Dale's Birthday with Some of the Best Surf Rock
Celebrate Dick Dale's Birthday with Some of the Best Surf RockBroward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)So, include Dick Dale in that elite category; his signature surf style helped initiate a genre all its own, one that still resonates over half a century later. No wonder then that he's known as The King of the Surf Guitar, a title that befits his ...
Surf music in San Diego
Surf music in San DiegoSan Diego CityBEATWith the breezy, reverb-splashed guitar licks and easygoing rhythms of artists like Dick Dale and The Surfaris, you can't help but picture grainy documentary footage of a sun-kissed hunk riding a wave just off the coast of La Jolla.and more »
Who is your favorite Bay Area band from the '90s?
Who is your favorite Bay Area band from the '90s?San Francisco Chronicle (blog)(MCA) The Mermen: The experimental surf music outfit featuring guitarist Jim Thomas drew comparisons to Dick Dale and Sonic Youth. (Atlantic) Swingin' Utters: This Santa Cruz punk band's 1995 release, "The Streets of San Francisco," clinched the best ...and more »
Then and now, graduation a milestone in seniors' lives
Then and now, graduation a milestone in seniors' livesRichmond Daily NewsIt's football coach Woodford Denton, his daughter Mary Gertrude and the team mascot, Earl Willie Dale. Mary Gertrude was the Dentons' only child, so I'm sure daddy's little girl learned to love football. Earl was the brother of Dick B. Dale, ...