Thursday, April 1, 2010

DICK DALE


BIRTH DATE: May 4th 1937

HOMETOWN: Born in Boston

STYLE OF MUSIC: Surf rock

TYPE OF GUITAR MOST OFTEN PLAYED: Electric

FEATURES THAT MAKE THIS GUITARIST UNIQUE: Dick Dale plays a right handed guitar left handed. He plays the stings upside down and memories the chords accordingly. Dick has recorded for dinseyland. He songs are played in different rides such as Space Mountian. Dick has his own signature guitar called the "Dale Signature Stratocaster".

WHY THIS MUSICIAN IS GREAT: Dick can play all of 14 different instruments all the way from the guitar to the accordian. Dale has preformed world wide in many differnt places and focusing in Europe, Austrailia, Japan, Canada, South America and the United States. Dick not only plays a variety of instruments and plays world wide, but he is the creator of surf music. That is the syle of his albums and is all due to him.

URL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymVxcLQVT8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UmmbF1Zyvk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0dEeNTvSWE&feature=related

2 comments:

  1. Ilove this, it definatly is something i could see someone surfing to or listening to on the beach. I love the upbeat music and energy he puts into it.
    -Rachel VR

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  2. i think the distorted sound the guuitar make is cool. i also like the style of musi he is playibg

    eamonn

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