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Dick Dale, Manitario

Dick Dale wasn't nicknamed "King of the Surf Guitar" for nothing: he pretty much...
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Wed. October 3rd 2007 + Add to Calendar Element (No Minors)
8:00pm $22.00

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Dick Dale
from California
Manitario
from Victoria BC
since circa 2006

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Physical tickets at: Lyles Place, The Strath, www.ticketweb.ca, Ditch Records & Cds

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Dick Dale wasn'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. Dale'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 unrivalled until it entered the repertoires of metal virtuosos like Eddie Van Halen, and his wild showmanship made an enormous impression on the young Jimi Hendrix. But those aren't the only reas... more...

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919 Douglas Victoria BC

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