Dick Dale and his Del-Tones performing “Miserlou” at the Harmony Park Ballroom, Anaheim, CA, 1962

[@davegeisler7802]

Man all those cool kids dancing are in their 80s now or close to it . Life goes by quickly !

[@nellogradira7179]

The drummer looks as he was 80 already then

[@6infinity8]

The majority has already died by now, unfortunately

[@ivanramirezacuayte9130]

And what the heck. Cares. Was You there? Did You listen Those early sounds?. Have You ever Made something to spread. The true. Sound?

[@aussierhino8535]

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[@CometdownCat]

He was a pioneer for sure. Learned how to play the Tarabake and Oud as a child -born Richard Monsour, his father was Lebanese-and drawing on this his style was heavily influenced by Lebanese folk music. Worked with fender directly to create more powerful amps as he was destroying them, including groundbreaking creation of 100 watt amps. Did someone mention reverb? Yeah he was groundbreaking in that category too….as Hendrix later would, dick dale was a lefty who played a righty guitar but he left the strings (aside from upgrading to some of the heaviest gauges in use) in the original positions thus playing reversed basically, Hendrix famously restrung his to reverse it. It’s with good reason that he is called the king of surf rock and also the father of heavy metal. If you dig his sound, I highly recommend looking him up and reading about not just the musical achievements he had or the influence he had on arguably the greatest guitar players we’ve ever heard (his influence mentioned by them-Hendrix, Eddie, Brian may and countless more) but also his life experiences and seemingly endless battles he had be it cancer or environmental consciousness etc….truly was an amazing individual who was mourned by the music world and lastly someone I’m very proud to call a fellow Lebanese.

[@cdsnow-dr1gk]

Thank u for The great Bio of a great legend !! Dick Dale !! I've heard some life history of him . unbelievable talent !!.

[@AndrewMoffitt]

Absolutely love that people are still jamming to this song sixty-two years later!

[@pb12661]

man, I'd go back to that time in a heartbeat.

[@blackmonster4708]

in 5 years the united states government would be sending this generation in the meat grinder of korea - and later vietnam for population control

[@omicroneridani7456]

Superb Dick Mansour Dale... one of the best versions of this timeless levantine classic. My goodness, just look at all those folks, young and way less young, running wild with the music!

[@krylonfanboy9643]

You know those few fellas in the front actually watching Dick probably grew up to be SHREDDERS after seeing this. What a time.

[@toasty2k10]

It's as I remember it. RAHS class of '65. So many shows, so amny bands. Rondezvous, Retail Clerks, Pavalon, Disneyland, Golden Bear, Big acts (Sonny & Cher, Righteious Bros. Little Sttevie Wonder, Ray Charles, ...) promoting new releases between the dance band's sets. ... a magical time in a magical place ...

[@ballhawk387]

Well, now we see where punk rock pogoing was invented. Quite an artifact, and awesome!

[@Zwaynegus]

maybe a baby east bay ray is in that crowd somewhere

[@CometdownCat]

He was a pioneer for sure. Learned how to play the Tarabake and Oud as a child -born Richard Monsour, his father was Lebanese-and drawing on this his style was heavily influenced by Lebanese folk music. Worked with fender directly to create more powerful amps as he was destroying them, including groundbreaking creation of 100 watt amps. Did someone mention reverb? Yeah he was groundbreaking in that category too….as Hendrix later would, dick dale was a lefty who played a righty guitar but he left the strings (aside from upgrading to some of the heaviest gauges in use) in the original positions thus playing reversed basically, Hendrix famously restrung his to reverse it. It’s with good reason that he is called the king of surf rock and also the father of heavy metal. If you dig his sound, I highly recommend looking him up and reading about not just the musical achievements he had or the influence he had on arguably the greatest guitar players we’ve ever heard (his influence mentioned by them-Hendrix, Eddie, Brian may and countless more) but also his life experiences and seemingly endless battles he had be it cancer or environmental consciousness etc….truly was an amazing individual who was mourned by the music world and lastly someone I’m very proud to call a fellow Lebanese.

[@ballhawk387]

@@CometdownCat In other words, totally bad-ass.

[@butters395]

i thought the same thing.... these kids were pogo dancing before the kids were doing it in front of the sex pistols... plus the way the band dressed....i think the brits stole the whole mod thing from us ! 😂

[@ballhawk387]

Well, yes!

[@boniek1982]

Incredible! Dick Dale was a mad genius

[@6ick6ick6ity5]

This was the heaviest shit in 1963 i cant even process it being 25 and being used to modern guitars its not fair...someone in 1963 had their brains melted to this new sound they probably couldn’t even comprehend how he could play that fast haha

[@Liviopedata]

​@@life_so_hard_i_so_emolink wray the sweeper is very thrashy and fast

[@chriskroll4166]

​@@life_so_hard_i_so_emoI would say that at that exact time Dick Dale and Link Wray were probably the heaviest guitar players on the planet. Even Eric Clapton was not playing so ferocious at that time. Nor Buddy Guy either . Then right after that Pete Townsend would come along with The Who and Chris Britain would come along with The troggs and start a proto heavy metal movement. But in my opinion dick and Link started it all 😊

[@lephishe6271]

I like watching the crowd because it's like they wanna mosh but it ain't been invented yet so they just jump occasionally lol Edit: Squad Car by Eddie and The Showmen was also pretty fast and it came out around the same time

[@lazbettyt]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJC0h5-tbtZ7g9Esi=Eb_VuQTrn3K8-S9j this is the original 😊

[@ivanramirezacuayte9130]

Ya supéralo mijo

[@HAL9007]

Just Wow. I think I saw my grandma.

[@ballhawk387]

Which one was she? Your grandma was way cooler than most of your classmates.

[@jimmymurphy7789]

Look at them Heads bobbin' up & down on the Dancefloor - just like Popcorn on a Skillet - lol.

[@OneTwo-z1r]

I can not believe, too cool!

[@Anacatlan]

What geniuses approved the tearing down of this historic building.

[@pb12661]

I'm sure it was a Brandon voter....

[@adamrichards3174]

It being Anaheim, the land is probably worth way more than the historic value of a run down old building. The fact that apartments are now on the site is not at all surprising considering how many people work in Anaheim (especially for "the mouse"). It's economics and meeting a human need.

[@jacobcollectscards7964]

Dick Dale was ahead of his time

[@toodie535]

wonder how many of these cats were influenced by Les Paul?

[@jacobcollectscards7964]

@@toodie535 probably a good few although Dale brought a lot of popularity to the Fender Stratocaster.

[@charliegrs]

This was punk before there was punk

[@richardfurlott4243]

Posing to youngsters: jumping up and down on a pogo stick . I know I'm old . You hope to be someday !

[@FourteenWords-n4l]

This is amazing. I wonder if there's a name for that style of dance. The music is infectous. Class footage.

[@EricHostile]

Thank you so much for sharing this. We don't have enough of this kind of footage!

[@kalimbaish]

Me alegra haber llegado hasta aquí 😎

[@MartaAyoraBrazil]

Dick Dale ❤

[@sandybeach3576]

Back when California was a truly golden state.😊

[@billgonzales8978]

and white

[@ChrisisCroissant]

​@@billgonzales8978 If you are hateful of other people, why aren't you hateful of yourself? Life's too short for bullshit, and shitting on people for not being of white skin is just one of the lowest of lows

[@troystaten5633]

Awesome.

[@userr_userr_1]

All these trim n proper people listening to the coolest fucking song in the world

[@rocketguardian2001]

I wonder what all these kids thought about their offspring headbanging to AC DC

[@yenycastillo1466]

This song was awesome 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@LeonidasPalacios-xv8zn]

Cuantos no ya habran muerto de esa epoca y Dick aun vive.. ES QUE EL PRACTICAVA SURF

[@chrisdelga56]

^60s Mosh Pit lol

[@spooooooky9247]

sick

[@bendrew6356]

Wow

[@nytojasso4176]

the stsrt of punk

[@frednesbittjr.7862]

Notice-everyone's-dancing-'free-form'...started-in-Detroit...early-1950's...

[@LeonidasPalacios-xv8zn]

Chuzo ya la gente mosiva como heavy metal..

[@TheFeli270]

the first mosh

[@claranotario5569]

Escusen no hablo ningún idioma, perooooo, jode yo tenía tres años, chicas con pie plano, pa bailar, música en directo, personas, participando en

[@kdcrmusic]

ELLOS NO SABÍAN LO QUE ESTABAN HACIENDO, CREO QUE SOLO EL GUITARRISTA LO SABÍA!!

[@satan1108]

1962/11

[@jrmetmoi]

Pogo-ing??

[@sewagesauce_2646]

WHERES THE TRUMPET

[@dougthegreat1808]

This is NOT a new sound from 1963. It's actually a DRUZ song from the 1920s. My grandparents possibly had this music at their wedding!!

[@Thoracius]

Not played like this they didn't. The song was old but this sound was new. Dick Dale was using cutting edge gear that Leo Fender was having him stress test.

[@SJ-ty5rw]

Of course the "song" he was playing was taken from the 20's . But it was never played .. in this way like he was playing it . The Egyptians didn't play it on a Fender stratocaster , and do sliding up and down the neck . Yes it was a new sound