Dick Dale was born Richard Monsour in Quincy, outside of Boston, Massachussetts in 1937; his father was Lebanese, his mother Polish. As a child, he was exposed to folk music from both cultures, which had an impact on his sense of melody and the ways string instruments could be picked. He also heard lots of big band swing, and found his first musical hero in drummer Gene Krupa, who later wound up influencing a percussive approach to guitar so intense that Dale regularly broke the heaviest-gauge strings available and ground his picks down to nothing several times in the same song. He taught himself to play country songs on the ukulele, and soon graduated to guitar, where he was also self-taught. His father encouraged him and offered career guidance, and in 1954, the family moved to Southern California. At the suggestion of a country DJ, Monsour adopted the stage name Dick Dale, and began performing in local talent shows, where his budding interest in rockabilly made him a popular act. He recorded a demo song, "Ooh-Whee Marie," for the local Del-Fi label, which was later released as a single on his father's new Del-Tone imprint and distributed locally. During the late '50s, Dale also became an avid surfer, and soon set about finding ways to mimic the surging sounds and feelings of the sport and the ocean on his guitar. He quickly developed a highly distinctive instrumental sound, and found an enthusiastic, ready-made audience in his surfer friends. Dale began playing regular gigs at the Rendezvous Ballroom, a once-defunct concert venue near Newport Beach, with his backing band the Del-Tones; as word spread and gigs at other local halls followed, Dale became a wildly popular attraction, drawing 1,000s of fans to every performance. In September 1961, Del-Tone released Dale's single "Let's Go Trippin'," which is generally acknowledged to be the very first recorded surf instrumental.
"Let's Go Trippin'" was a huge local hit, and even charted nationally. Dale released a few more local singles, including "Jungle Fever," "Miserlou," and "Surf Beat," and in 1962 issued his (and surf music's) first album, the groundbreaking Surfer's Choice, on Del-Tone. Surfer's Choice sold like hotcakes around Southern California, which earned Dale a contract with Capitol Records and national distribution for Surfer's Choice. Dale was featured in Life magazine in 1963, which led to appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and the Frankie/Annette film Beach Party; he also released the follow-up LP King of the Surf Guitar, and went on to issue three more albums on Capitol through 1965. During that time, he developed a close working relationship with Leo Fender, who kept engineering bigger and better sound systems in response to Dale's appetite for louder, more maniacally energetic live performances.
Surf music became a national fad, with groups like the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean offering a vocal variant to complement the wave of instrumental groups, all of which were indebted in some way to Dale. But in 1964, the British Invasion stole much of surf's thunder, and Dale was dropped by Capitol in 1965. He remained a wildly popular local act, but in 1966, he was diagnosed with rectal cancer, which forced him to temporarily retire from music. He beat the disease, however, and soon began pursuing other interests: owning and caring for a variety of endangered animals, studying martial arts, designing his parents' dream house, and learning to pilot planes. In 1979, a puncture wound suffered while surfing off Newport Beach led to a pollution-related infection that nearly cost him his leg; Dale soon added environmental activist to his resumé. In addition to all of that, Dale performed occasionally around Southern California throughout the '70s and '80s.
In 1986, Dale attempted to mount a comeback. He first recorded a benefit single for the UC-Irvine Medical Center's burn unit (which had helped him recuperate from potentially serious injuries), and the following year appeared in the beach-movie sendup Back to the Beach. The soundtrack featured a duet between Dale and Stevie Ray Vaughan on the Chantays' surf staple "Pipeline," which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental. In 1991, Dale did a guest spot on an album by the San Francisco-based Psychefunkapus, and a successful Bay Area gig got him signed with Hightone Records. The album Tribal Thunder was released in 1993, but Dale's comeback didn't get into full swing until, in 1994, "Miserlou" was chosen as the opening theme to Quentin Tarantino's blockbuster film Pulp Fiction. "Miserlou" became synonymous with Pulp Fiction's ultra-hip sense of style, and was soon licensed in countless commercials (as were several other Dale tracks). As a result, Tribal Thunder and its 1994 follow-up Unknown Territory attracted lots of attention, earning positive reviews and surprisingly strong sales. In 1996, he supported the Beggars Banquet album Calling Up Spirits by joining the normally punk- and ska-oriented Warped Tour. Adding his wife and young drum-playing son to his band, Dale refocused on touring over the next few years. He finally returned with a new CD in 2001, Spacial Disorientation, issued on the small Sin-Drome label.
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Dick Dale and His Del-Tones Lyrics
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Natives kneel in prayer by their caravans.
There, silhouetted under and eastern star,
I see my long lost blossom of shalimar
You, Misirlou, Are the moon and the sun, fairest one.
We'll find our Kismet, answering love's command.
You, Misirlou, are a dream of delight in the night.
To an oasis, sprinkled by stars above,
Heaven will guide us, Allah will bless our love.
The lyrics of the song Misirlou by Dick Dale and His Del-Tones are quite romantic in nature. The song talks about a man who sees his long lost love, Misirlou, in the desert sands. The desert shadows are creeping across the purple sands, and the natives are kneading in prayer by their caravans. The man sees his love under the Eastern star, silhouetted against the sky.
In the next stanza, we find that the old temple bells are calling across the sand. The couple is looking to find their fate, which is love. They are searching for Kismet, which means destiny. Misirlou is a dream of delight of the man in the night. The couple is guided by heaven and blessed by Allah as they make their way towards an oasis sprinkled by the stars above.
The lyrics of this song are quite poetic and convey a sense of romance in the middle of a harsh desert. The use of Eastern imagery and belief in fate adds to the romanticism of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Desert shadows creep across purple sands.
The shadows in the desert are slowly spreading across the unique and beautiful purple colored sand.
Natives kneel in prayer by their caravans.
The natives who have settled in the harsh desert are taking time out to pray by their temporary shelters, called caravans.
There, silhouetted under and eastern star,
Under the light of a bright eastern star, there is a clear silhouette of something or someone in the distance.
I see my long lost blossom of shalimar
I am filled with joy and relief as I spot something or someone I thought I had lost a long time ago in Shalimar, a beautiful garden in India.
You, Misirlou, Are the moon and the sun, fairest one.
You, Misirlou, are the light that illuminates my world and everything in it. You are the fairest person I have ever known.
Old temple bells are calling across the sand.
The sound of ancient temple bells is echoing through the desert, carried by the wind and vibrating through the sand.
We'll find our Kismet, answering love's command.
We will follow the path that fate has set for us and respond to love's call for us to be together.
You, Misirlou, are a dream of delight in the night.
During the night, you, Misirlou, are the dream that brings me happiness and joy, a delight that is unimaginable.
To an oasis, sprinkled by stars above,
We will travel to an oasis surrounded by a beautiful starry night sky, shining down on us and creating a romantic atmosphere.
Heaven will guide us, Allah will bless our love.
Our love will be blessed by Allah, and we will follow the path that heaven has set for us, guided by the love we share.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: MILTON LEEDS, N ROUBANIS, BOB RUSSELL, FRED WISE
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