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DESCRIPTION:Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Mansour on May 4\, 1937\, in 
 Quincy\,  Massachusetts) is a pioneer of surf rock and one of the most i
 nfluential  guitarists of the early 1960s. His technique influenced futu
 re  guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen. He experimented
   with reverb and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers.\nHe was bor
 n to a Lebanese father and a Polish mother\, and soon  learned to play t
 he drums\, the ukulele\, and finally the guitar. Among  his early musica
 l influences was his uncle\, an oud player performing  belly dance music
 . Much of his early music shows a middle eastern  influence. The&nbsp\;M
 iserlou Songfacts&nbsp\;states Dale got his start in the late  &rsquo\;5
 0s playing with his band The Del-Tones for surfers at the Rendezvous  Ba
 llroom in Balboa\, California. With authorities concerned about the mix 
  of young people and guitars\, one of the requirements at the Ballroom  
 was that every male patron wear a tie\, so the audience was often made u
 p  of barefooted guys in surfer garb wearing ties that were handed out a
 t  the door.\nDale is often credited as one of the first electric guitar
 ist to  employ exotic scales in his playing. When Dale started surfing h
 e became  so fascinated that he began seeking ways of channeling the ene
 rgy and  power of the sport through his guitar playing. While he is prim
 arily  known for introducing the use of guitar reverb\, which has since 
 become a  staple of the surf sound\, it was Dale&rsquo\;s fast staccato 
 picking that was  his trademark. Since Dale was left-handed he was initi
 ally forced to  play a right-handed model\, much like Jimi Hendrix would
  do years later.  However\, he did so without restringing the guitar\, l
 eading him to  effectively play the guitar upside-down (while Hendrix wo
 uld restring  his guitar). Even after he acquired a proper left-handed g
 uitar\, Dale  continued to use his reverse stringing.
URL:http://clevelandheights.patch.com/events/guitar-legend-dick-dale
SUMMARY:Guitar Legend: DICK DALE!
LOCATION:Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd\, Cleveland\, OH
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