Total cool dude! He signed my CD,and my Muscle Beach Party movie lobby poster during a record store appearance! Had a nice conversation with him! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Bummer - his music was a very important part of the Southern California surfing scene - sincere sympathy goes out to his Family, friends & fans
Oh man...we're all getting old! I really enjoyed his unique and distinctive guitar style...you could always tell it was him. Sent from my Bell Candlestick
I just noticed that even though he played a left handed guitar it was strung upside down as a right hander would be upside down played left handed. You got me. I went to you tube to look at better videos.
Hot Rods and***** Dale & The Deltones… nothing better.. Sad to hear of his passing.. RIP. King of Surf Guitar !
Condolences to the Dale Family and Friends on*****'s passing...his legacy in music and his connection to the Hotrod/Custom/Race scene will live on. Thanks for sharing the loss of this iconic musician with us @HEMI32 In a roundabout way I was searching for info on the Hotrod***** is leaning on...and low and behold Hamber @TerrytheK answered that question in a thread on The Late***** Dale...May He Rest in Peace... https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-rhythm-collision-6-dick-dale-headlining.112516 Credit to Photographer, Owner
A few years back, 2004?, he was performing at a local bar. The owners had brought in sand for the outside area and one of the band members commented "We'll never get all this sand out of our equipment." I hung around until 2am in the morning for him to sign the dash of my 1950 Shoebox. He wrote "Cool short" and signed it. His signature joined Don Garlit's, Big Bopper Jr's, Bowser's (from Sha Na Na), and a few more. Unfortunately the signatures have mostly faded away. RIP***** Dale
Damn...One of my all time favorites, I love surf music, constantly have it on in my PU going to work or the shop on weekends. RIP*****
Ahhh, sad. Rest in Peace Sir. You have and continue to entertain a LOT of people for a very long time.
When you heard his music you knew it was him. As I remember the story he hung out with the Fender people and played the first or one of the first Stratocasters. They figured if it held up to Dale it was tough enough. Played the same way the rest of his life. He will be missed but left lots of us with great memories.' Pete
The Jalopy Journal
