Dick Dale — Ghost Riders In The Sky
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Nice but can we hear the original?? No more covers!
Makes me want to get out and shred some wave 🌊! Something I haven't done since my early 20s!
Sounds like the Ventures !
joejennings wrote:
Jimi Hendrix played the same way!
To clarify. Dick Dale was left handed & played a left handed bodied stratocaster. He then strung it upside down to be correct for a right handed player.
Jimmy was left handed & played a right handed bodied stratocaster. He then strung it upside down to be correct for a left handed player.
They were doing opposite to eachother. Confused? Welcome to my world!
Jimi Hendrix played the same way!
To clarify. Dick Dale was left handed & played a left handed bodied stratocaster. He then strung it upside down to be correct for a right handed player.
Jimmy was left handed & played a right handed bodied stratocaster. He then strung it upside down to be correct for a left handed player.
They were doing opposite to eachother. Confused? Welcome to my world!
The GREAT Dick Dale - RIP!
pablo2165 wrote:
I Agree completely!! Thanx RP!
Truly Epic piece of music! If you don't respond to this, then I'm afraid your DOA!!
Truly Epic piece of music! If you don't respond to this, then I'm afraid your DOA!!
имеет место быть!
Stephen_Phillips wrote:
Tricky Dick put it all to rest.
Funny how nicknames or monikers come and go... Dick is one that I don't hear any young people calling themselves these days.
I suppose using the work Dickhead as a form of ridicule or contempt put an end to that.
Tricky Dick put it all to rest.
johnfiva wrote:
LOL!!! I gave it a TEN!!!
Give me your six, I got the 9!
LOL!!! I gave it a TEN!!!
Give me your six, I got the 9!
Heard a dj on WFMU a couple of years ago do a really feep dive on dick dale.was rather interesting
GREAT!!!! Iconic tune, done very well!!
joejennings wrote:
Jimi Hendrix played the same way!
No, Jimmy Hendrix played a right handed Stratocaster flipped around but the strings were re-strung. I read that Jimmy also knew how to play right-handed as demanded by his father. Albert King however played like Dick Dale on a right handed guitar strung upside-down. I imagine this to be very hard to learn since everything has to be done in reverse and self-taught.
Jimi Hendrix played the same way!
No, Jimmy Hendrix played a right handed Stratocaster flipped around but the strings were re-strung. I read that Jimmy also knew how to play right-handed as demanded by his father. Albert King however played like Dick Dale on a right handed guitar strung upside-down. I imagine this to be very hard to learn since everything has to be done in reverse and self-taught.
alltherightnotes wrote:
Much as I hate to be pedantic, that's not quite right. Hendrix played mostly right-handed guitars, but strung for left handed playing. So he'd take a regular guitar, turn it over, and string it so that the low E string was at the top for him.
Dick Dale's way is very odd indeed!
Correct, Hendrix thought the left handed bodies were sub-par, but hadn't really played one. Clapton has a Laft handed body he bought to give him to prove they were fine, and the night Hendrix died he told him he needed to get with him for a gift he had for him.
Much as I hate to be pedantic, that's not quite right. Hendrix played mostly right-handed guitars, but strung for left handed playing. So he'd take a regular guitar, turn it over, and string it so that the low E string was at the top for him.
Dick Dale's way is very odd indeed!
Correct, Hendrix thought the left handed bodies were sub-par, but hadn't really played one. Clapton has a Laft handed body he bought to give him to prove they were fine, and the night Hendrix died he told him he needed to get with him for a gift he had for him.
Just enjoy this animal - no need to dissect it folks!
Truly Great Version of the punch delivered by a gutsy guitar
joejennings wrote:
Jimi Hendrix played the same way!
Much as I hate to be pedantic, that's not quite right. Hendrix played mostly right-handed guitars, but strung for left handed playing. So he'd take a regular guitar, turn it over, and string it so that the low E string was at the top for him.
Dick Dale's way is very odd indeed!
Jimi Hendrix played the same way!
Much as I hate to be pedantic, that's not quite right. Hendrix played mostly right-handed guitars, but strung for left handed playing. So he'd take a regular guitar, turn it over, and string it so that the low E string was at the top for him.
Dick Dale's way is very odd indeed!
Fastest is good for sprint races not necessarily for guitar songs!
skuzzfud wrote:
Jimi Hendrix played the same way!
Dick plays left hand. He also plays with the strings reversed for a leftie.(the strings are correct for a right hander playing his guitar). This is a seriously weird way to play. I know because I play the same way & never fail to get weird looks & comments at gigs. It also contributes to his unique sound. The upstroke hits the fat E string first. & his style favours the lower strings. I want dibs on any old guitars he wants rid of!
I saw him live in Adelaide in the 90's. Ears are still ringing.
I saw him live in Adelaide in the 90's. Ears are still ringing.
Jimi Hendrix played the same way!
skuzzfud wrote:
My eldest is a lefty and wanted a left handed guitar when he was in his early teens. I insisted that he learn right handed as there are hundreds, thousands probably, of rh guitars in many households just sitting around. Now the @#$# can outplay me any day and also plays fiddle and piano. Never seen a lefty piano!
Dick plays left hand. He also plays with the strings reversed for a leftie.(the strings are correct for a right hander playing his guitar). This is a seriously weird way to play. I know because I play the same way & never fail to get weird looks & comments at gigs. It also contributes to his unique sound. The upstroke hits the fat E string first. & his style favours the lower strings. I want dibs on any old guitars he wants rid of!
I saw him live in Adelaide in the 90's. Ears are still ringing.
I saw him live in Adelaide in the 90's. Ears are still ringing.
My eldest is a lefty and wanted a left handed guitar when he was in his early teens. I insisted that he learn right handed as there are hundreds, thousands probably, of rh guitars in many households just sitting around. Now the @#$# can outplay me any day and also plays fiddle and piano. Never seen a lefty piano!
RIP (1937 - 2019)
There are probably a bazillion covers of this. I ought to google it and find out. I do like the one The Outlaws offered up one of their albums after their debut classic in the mid '70s.
Sounds like a bloke down the pub who has learned to play REALLY fast.
This one after Crazy Horse! What a set this fine afternoon! :)
Love surf music - love Dick Dale!
damn, that's a good song...
Dick plays left hand. He also plays with the strings reversed for a leftie.(the strings are correct for a right hander playing his guitar). This is a seriously weird way to play. I know because I play the same way & never fail to get weird looks & comments at gigs. It also contributes to his unique sound. The upstroke hits the fat E string first. & his style favours the lower strings. I want dibs on any old guitars he wants rid of!
I saw him live in Adelaide in the 90's. Ears are still ringing.
Funny how nicknames or monikers come and go... Dick is one that I don't hear any young people calling themselves these days.
I suppose using the work Dickhead as a form of ridicule or contempt put an end to that.
I suppose using the work Dickhead as a form of ridicule or contempt put an end to that.
Like Mr. Hendrix was, Mr. Dale is a lefty.
80 years old this year.
80 years old this year.
Like Mr. Hendrix was, Mr. Dale is a lefty.
80 years old this year.
Too fast!
Check out the Ramrods, country /cowboy version from '61.
Check out the Ramrods, country /cowboy version from '61.
I love surf guitar and Dick Dale. This though. Uugh.
You sly devil Bill..............all of his knobs turned to 11 indeed!
baylees wrote:
Surf music + blues = psychedelic = groups like Cream and on and on ...
Tons of good surf music out there. A genera RP can play more of...please
Surf music + blues = psychedelic = groups like Cream and on and on ...Let er rip Dick...
Ni punto de comparación con la versión de jhonny cash.
I dig the segue from Space Oddity.
Dick Dale's Ghost Riders on the heels of Mathias Duplessy's Crazy Horse...whew! I need a nap.
Dick Dale - he is a CLASSIC! So great to hear this fantastic surf music trend setter!
ortega1 wrote:
Now, Ortega1, you know better than that. You were born in 1966.
Mother of God, what is this s..t? Some kind of tragical western music? -1
Now, Ortega1, you know better than that. You were born in 1966.
Mother of God, what is this s..t? Some kind of tragical western music? -1
excellent performance
excellent recording
excellent recording
MrsTom wrote:
that's what SHE said
Thank god it's short
that's what SHE said
badazz
Brill!!!
rpdevotee wrote:
He's also playing Dec. 8th in Oakland at the Uptown.
Gonna see him 12/10 here in town ;)
He's also playing Dec. 8th in Oakland at the Uptown.
Relayer wrote:
He toured up here in Chicago in early October. What he lacked in performance on the guitar due to his ailing health, he made up for in storytelling that was well worth the price of admission. Its not from a youth of debauchery, merely Father time. Support him while we still can.
kingart wrote:
I've caught him live 3 times over the past 4 years down here in Florida. Sad to hear that he is touring so much to pay medical bills, but I am lucky I get to see him live so often. And don't think he has slowed down because of his illness; his shows are hard rocking and he delivers. Amazing man.
Recent piece on Dick Dale in Daily Kos:
He's 78 years old, broke and falling apart, as is his wife, and he's playing for money to pay medical expenses.
https://tinyurl.com/q2q7rg9
He's 78 years old, broke and falling apart, as is his wife, and he's playing for money to pay medical expenses.
https://tinyurl.com/q2q7rg9
I've caught him live 3 times over the past 4 years down here in Florida. Sad to hear that he is touring so much to pay medical bills, but I am lucky I get to see him live so often. And don't think he has slowed down because of his illness; his shows are hard rocking and he delivers. Amazing man.
He toured up here in Chicago in early October. What he lacked in performance on the guitar due to his ailing health, he made up for in storytelling that was well worth the price of admission. Its not from a youth of debauchery, merely Father time. Support him while we still can.
pixiep wrote:
Agree.... 11/23/16 :)
that was fun!
Agree.... 11/23/16 :)
that was fun!
MrsTom wrote:
Not short enough.
Thank god it's short
Not short enough.
Gonna see him 12/10 here in town ;)
Thank god it's short
This is the real deal.
Not a bent note in sight. High tention thick strings.
Guitarsplosion.
Proclivities wrote:
The 1948 original by Stan Jones & The Death Valley Rangers? Burl Ives did a good version too.
wowo, i did not know that. i'm listening to it now on youtube
thanks!
The 1948 original by Stan Jones & The Death Valley Rangers? Burl Ives did a good version too.
wowo, i did not know that. i'm listening to it now on youtube
thanks!
SOLID 10
Awesome. Great listen.
They dance to this down at the old folks home!!
Tons of good surf music out there. A genera RP can play more of...please
Not heard that for some time
misirlou DD can play
Love this!
Wow! Hadn't heard Dick Dale on RP for a while, great choice!
Zeekei wrote: 
brilliant up-tempo version!
Dick Dale on steroids!!!
brilliant up-tempo version!Dick Dale on steroids!!!
kingart wrote:
I've caught him live 3 times over the past 4 years down here in Florida. Sad to hear that he is touring so much to pay medical bills, but I am lucky I get to see him live so often. And don't think he has slowed down because of his illness; his shows are hard rocking and he delivers. Amazing man.
Recent piece on Dick Dale in Daily Kos:
He's 78 years old, broke and falling apart, as is his wife, and he's playing for money to pay medical expenses.
https://tinyurl.com/q2q7rg9
He's 78 years old, broke and falling apart, as is his wife, and he's playing for money to pay medical expenses.
https://tinyurl.com/q2q7rg9
I've caught him live 3 times over the past 4 years down here in Florida. Sad to hear that he is touring so much to pay medical bills, but I am lucky I get to see him live so often. And don't think he has slowed down because of his illness; his shows are hard rocking and he delivers. Amazing man.
brilliant up-tempo version!Recent piece on Dick Dale in Daily Kos:
He's 78 years old, broke and falling apart, as is his wife, and he's playing for money to pay medical expenses.
https://tinyurl.com/q2q7rg9
He's 78 years old, broke and falling apart, as is his wife, and he's playing for money to pay medical expenses.
https://tinyurl.com/q2q7rg9
Proclivities wrote:
The 1948 original by Stan Jones & The Death Valley Rangers? Burl Ives did a good version too.
And The Outlaws.
The 1948 original by Stan Jones & The Death Valley Rangers? Burl Ives did a good version too.
And The Outlaws.
musikluvr wrote:
Dick Dale helped Leo Fender develop the first reverb in amplifiers to capture a sound he imagined in his head but there was no equipment to reproduce at the time. He's a pioneer. You can simply turn that knob on your Mesa Boogie because Dick Dale came up with the idea back when your parents were probably still in grade school.
cool piece of background information!
Dick Dale helped Leo Fender develop the first reverb in amplifiers to capture a sound he imagined in his head but there was no equipment to reproduce at the time. He's a pioneer. You can simply turn that knob on your Mesa Boogie because Dick Dale came up with the idea back when your parents were probably still in grade school.
cool piece of background information!
marty88210 wrote:
The 1948 original by Stan Jones & The Death Valley Rangers? Burl Ives did a good version too.
Not taking anything away from Mr. Dale, he's a great guitarist but I like the original much, much better.
The 1948 original by Stan Jones & The Death Valley Rangers? Burl Ives did a good version too.
LowPhreak wrote:
And how does one "reverb properly"? Turn that knob up on your Fender/Mesa Boogie/Marshall?
Yeah, that's tough to do.
Dick Dale helped Leo Fender develop the first reverb in amplifiers to capture a sound he imagined in his head but there was no equipment to reproduce at the time. He's a pioneer. You can simply turn that knob on your Mesa Boogie because Dick Dale came up with the idea back when your parents were probably still in grade school.
And how does one "reverb properly"? Turn that knob up on your Fender/Mesa Boogie/Marshall?
Yeah, that's tough to do.
Dick Dale helped Leo Fender develop the first reverb in amplifiers to capture a sound he imagined in his head but there was no equipment to reproduce at the time. He's a pioneer. You can simply turn that knob on your Mesa Boogie because Dick Dale came up with the idea back when your parents were probably still in grade school.
Not taking anything away from Mr. Dale, he's a great guitarist but I like the original much, much better.
LowPhreak wrote:
And how does one "reverb properly"? Turn that knob up on your Fender/Mesa Boogie/Marshall?
Yeah, that's tough to do.
He uses a reverb tank, not the amp reverb. Heavy strings, a loud clean sound, and percussive style probably help to enhance the feel of reverb too.
And how does one "reverb properly"? Turn that knob up on your Fender/Mesa Boogie/Marshall?
Yeah, that's tough to do.
He uses a reverb tank, not the amp reverb. Heavy strings, a loud clean sound, and percussive style probably help to enhance the feel of reverb too.
For me, that was too long. Besides, Johnny Cash did it right.
shutter wrote:
Youbetcha! Good call.
Icons of the time: a beach with a nice curl for a wave, Dick Dale, and a '57 Chevy with fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror.
Youbetcha! Good call.
Icons of the time: a beach with a nice curl for a wave, Dick Dale, and a '57 Chevy with fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror.
AndyJ wrote:
And how does one "reverb properly"? Turn that knob up on your Fender/Mesa Boogie/Marshall?
Yeah, that's tough to do.
The KING of the Surf Guitar...all others are wanna-bees... They buzz but don't reverb properly... try to play "Miserlou"...
He's fun... and for a time was The King...
He's fun... and for a time was The King...
And how does one "reverb properly"? Turn that knob up on your Fender/Mesa Boogie/Marshall?
Yeah, that's tough to do.
I like the idea of this much, much more than the execution.
Sloggydog wrote:
So much better than his brother Chippen. Go Dick Go.
The scale of the photo is a bit sublime also.
treehugger wrote:
I was so confused by the lighting in that photo that I nearly missed him being left handed.
The scale is a bit sublime also.
I was so confused by the lighting in that photo that I nearly missed him being left handed.
The scale is a bit sublime also.
Fun
Diggin' this.
cellomangler wrote:
yes, the D, D model
Is he using a Black & Decker Pickmaster on that fiddle ?
yes, the D, D model
shutter wrote:
I was so confused by the lighting in that photo that I nearly missed him being left handed.
I was so confused by the lighting in that photo that I nearly missed him being left handed.
I saw an interview with him once. He only refers to himself in the 3rd person. I have a tough time giving him as much credibility now.
hbriggs60 wrote:
i Dick Dale is a great guitar player
I saw Dick in concert a couple of years ago in Madison. What a great show. Here's his tour schedule. https://www.dickdale.com/dates.html
Go see him. You won't be disappointed.
Go see him. You won't be disappointed.
i Dick Dale is a great guitar player
The KING of the Surf Guitar...all others are wanna-bees... They buzz but don't reverb properly... try to play "Miserlou"...
He's fun... and for a time was The King...
He's fun... and for a time was The King...
Not usually my cup o tea, this - but it is truly masterful!
Is he using a Black & Decker Pickmaster on that fiddle ?
Guitar destroyer! He must be seen live to be believed!
Boy that is a change from The Smiths.
Not that its a bad thing.
Proclivities wrote:
certainly not one strung upside down
sportskid wrote:
I guess you don't know how to play a guitar.
The father of guitar wankery.....................
I guess you don't know how to play a guitar.
certainly not one strung upside down
sportskid wrote:
I guess you don't know how to play a guitar.
The father of guitar wankery.....................
I guess you don't know how to play a guitar.
hbriggs60 wrote:
Let's see when he'll be in town...
I saw Dick in concert a couple of years ago in Madison. What a great show. Here's his tour schedule. https://www.dickdale.com/dates.html
Go see him. You won't be disappointed.
Go see him. You won't be disappointed.
Let's see when he'll be in town...
APRIL 12, THURSDAY 2012
DALLAS, TEXAS
Aw :(
I saw Dick in concert a couple of years ago in Madison. What a great show. Here's his tour schedule. https://www.dickdale.com/dates.html
Go see him. You won't be disappointed.
Go see him. You won't be disappointed.
Sloggydog wrote:
Didn't know you hung that way. Well slog my dog!
So much better than his brother Chippen. Go Dick Go.
Didn't know you hung that way. Well slog my dog!
The father of guitar wankery.....................
Sloggydog wrote:
Good one! LOL
So much better than his brother Chippen. Go Dick Go.
Good one! LOL
oh hell yeah...
So much better than his brother Chippen. Go Dick Go.
WOW!!!
Cynaera wrote:
yes you may
Okay, I'm apologizing to all the Dick Dale fans out there. He's wicked-good on the guitar and has, I'm sure, more than earned his stripes (although I still don't like his name. My problem, not his.) Finally rating this song: 9. And once the final veil of idiotic prejudice slips from in front of my eyes, I'll be fine with anything RP wants to play by him.
Can I come back to the sandbox now?
Can I come back to the sandbox now?
yes you may
HELL YEAH
casey1024 wrote:
Hang those boots over the end of the board!!!
Surf's up - cowboy!
Hang those boots over the end of the board!!!
daveesh wrote:
THANK YOU! Now I have someone else from the baystate to be proud of besides NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK.
the pride of quincy massachusetts, usa. that's right, the king of surf guitar is from new england.
THANK YOU! Now I have someone else from the baystate to be proud of besides NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK.
incredible
the pride of quincy massachusetts, usa. that's right, the king of surf guitar is from new england.
DAMN
Now we talking.
maxgruv wrote:
couldn't say it better myself.
I don't say this often, but F'n A!
couldn't say it better myself.
dig this version. Ramrods.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWTjjm-Gg3c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWTjjm-Gg3c
jules44 wrote:
Youbetcha! Good call.
To use the parlance of our times....EPIC!
Youbetcha! Good call.
A little Dick goes a long way, so to speak, but this is pretty cool.
Cynaera wrote:
lol.
Dick. Dale. Rules.
Can I come back to the sandbox now?
lol.
Dick. Dale. Rules.
Okay, I'm apologizing to all the Dick Dale fans out there. He's wicked-good on the guitar and has, I'm sure, more than earned his stripes (although I still don't like his name. My problem, not his.) Finally rating this song: 9. And once the final veil of idiotic prejudice slips from in front of my eyes, I'll be fine with anything RP wants to play by him.
Can I come back to the sandbox now?
Can I come back to the sandbox now?
Great stuff.