Misirlou - Music
Misirlou by Dick Dale
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Dick Dale Born Richard Anthony Monsour On 4 May 1937 In Boston Massachusetts Died 16 March 2019 Was An American Rock Guitarist Known As The King Of The Surf Guitar. Dale Is Revered As One Of The Pioneers Of Surf Rock And One Of The Most Influential Guitarists Of The Early 1960s. His Technique Influenced Future Guitarists Such As Jimi Hendrix And Eddie Van Halen. He Experimented With Reverberation And Made Use Of Custom-Made Fender Amplifiers. Among Dale's Most Well-Known Songs Are "Misirlou" "Surf Beat" And "Let's Go Trippin'". He Also Released Music Under Dick Dale & His Del-Tones. Born Richard Anthony Mansour To A Lebanese Father And A Polish Mother He Soon Learned To Play The Drums The Ukulele And Finally The Guitar. Among His Early Musical Influences Was His Uncle An Oud Player Performing Belly Dance Music. A Plethora Of Dale's Early Material Contains Middle Eastern Musical Influences. Dale's Professional Career Began In 1959 Playing With His Band The Del-Tones For Surfers At The Rendezvous Ballroom 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 Up Of Barefooted Guys In Surfer Garb Wearing Ties That Were Handed Out At The Door. Dale Is Often Credited As One Of The First Electric Guitarist To Employ Exotic Scales In His Playing. When Dale Started Surfing He Became So Fascinated That He Began Seeking Ways Of Channeling The Energy And Power Of The Sport Through His Guitar Playing. While He Is Primarily Known For Introducing The Use Of Guitar Reverberation Which Has Since Become A Staple Of The Surf Sound It Was Dale's Fast Staccato Picking That Was His Trademark. Due To His Left-Handedness Dale Was Initially Forced To Play A Right-Handed Model. However He Did So Without Restringing The Guitar Leading Him To Effectively Play The Guitar Upside-Down While Hendrix Would Restring His Guitar . Even After He Acquired A Proper Left-Handed Guitar Dale Continued To Use His Reverse Stringing. Discography Albums 1962 - Surfer's Choice Deltone 1963 - King Of The Surf Guitar Capitol 1963 - Checkered Flag Capitol 1964 - Mr. Eliminator Capitol 1964 - Summer Surf Capitol 1965 - Rock Out With Dick Dale & His DelTones Live At Ciro's Capitol 1983 - The Tigers Loose Balboa 1993 - Tribal Thunder HighTone 1994 - Unknown Territory
1996 - Calling Up Spirits Beggars Banquet 2001 - Spacial Disorientation
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Misirlou
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Misirlou Greek Μισιρλού "Egyptian Girl" From Turkish Mısırlı "Egyptian" From Arabic مصر Miṣr "Egypt" Is A Popular Greek Song With A Cult-Like Popularity In Five Very Diverse Styles Of Music Greek Rebetiko Middle-Eastern Belly Dancing Jewish Wedding Music Klezmer American Surf Rock And International Orchestral Easy Listening Exotica . The Song Was Rearranged As A Solo Instrumental Guitar Piece By Dick Dale In 1962. Dale's Father And Uncles Were Lebanese-American Musicians Who Were A Part Of The Aforementioned Ethnic Nightclub Scene. Although They Were Arab They Like Other Performers Played The Music Of All The Main Cultures Which Made Up The Nightclub Patrons—that Included Greek Music And Misirlou. During A Performance Dale Was Bet By A Young Fan That He Could Not Play A Song On Only One String Of His Guitar. Later That Night He Remembered Seeing His Uncle Play "Misirlou" On One String Actually A Double String Of The Oud. He Tried To Imitate That Style On His Guitar But Vastly Increased The Song's Tempo To Make It Into Rock'n'roll And The Result Was The Famous Dick Dale Misirlou. It Was Dale's Version That Introduced "Misirlou" To A Wider Audience In The United States As "Miserlou."
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Dick Dale Born Richard Anthony Monsour On 4 May 1937 In Boston Massachusetts Died 16 March 2019 Was An American Rock Guitarist Known As The King Of The Surf Guitar. Dale Is Revered As One Of The Pioneers Of Surf Rock And One Of The Most Influential Guitarists Of The Early 1960s. His Technique Influenced Future Guitarists Such As Jimi Hendrix And Eddie Van Halen. He Experimented With Reverberation And Made Use Of Custom-Made Fender Amplifiers. Among Dale's Most Well-Known Songs Are "Misirlou" "Surf Beat" And "Let's Go Trippin'". He Also Released Music Under Dick Dale & His Del-Tones. Born Richard Anthony Mansour To A Lebanese Father And A Polish Mother He Soon Learned To Play The Drums The Ukulele And Finally The Guitar. Among His Early Musical Influences Was His Uncle An Oud Player Performing Belly Dance Music. A Plethora Of Dale's Early Material Contains Middle Eastern Musical Influences. Dale's Professional Career Began In 1959 Playing With His Band The Del-Tones For Surfers At The Rendezvous Ballroom 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 Up Of Barefooted Guys In Surfer Garb Wearing Ties That Were Handed Out At The Door. Dale Is Often Credited As One Of The First Electric Guitarist To Employ Exotic Scales In His Playing. When Dale Started Surfing He Became So Fascinated That He Began Seeking Ways Of Channeling The Energy And Power Of The Sport Through His Guitar Playing. While He Is Primarily Known For Introducing The Use Of Guitar Reverberation Which Has Since Become A Staple Of The Surf Sound It Was Dale's Fast Staccato Picking That Was His Trademark. Due To His Left-Handedness Dale Was Initially Forced To Play A Right-Handed Model. However He Did So Without Restringing The Guitar Leading Him To Effectively Play The Guitar Upside-Down While Hendrix Would Restring His Guitar . Even After He Acquired A Proper Left-Handed Guitar Dale Continued To Use His Reverse Stringing. Discography Albums 1962 - Surfer's Choice Deltone 1963 - King Of The Surf Guitar Capitol 1963 - Checkered Flag Capitol 1964 - Mr. Eliminator Capitol 1964 - Summer Surf Capitol 1965 - Rock Out With Dick Dale & His DelTones Live At Ciro's Capitol 1983 - The Tigers Loose Balboa 1993 - Tribal Thunder HighTone 1994 - Unknown Territory
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Misirlou (Greek: Μισιρλού, "Egyptian Girl"; from Turkish Mısırlı, "Egyptian"; from Arabic مصر, Miṣr, "Egypt"), is a popular Greek song with a cult-like popularity in five very diverse styles of music: Greek rebetiko, Middle-Eastern belly dancing, Jewish wedding music (Klezmer), American surf rock and international orchestral easy listening (Exotica).
The song was rearranged as a solo instrumental guitar piece by Dick Dale in 1962. Dale's father and uncles were Lebanese-American musicians who were a part of the aforementioned ethnic nightclub scene. Although they were Arab, they, like other performers, played the music of all the main cultures which made up the nightclub patrons—that included Greek music and Misirlou. During a performance, Dale was bet by a young fan that he could not play a song on only one string of his guitar. Later that night, he remembered seeing his uncle play "Misirlou" on one string (actually a double string) of the oud. He tried to imitate that style on his guitar, but vastly increased the song's tempo to make it into rock'n'roll, and the result was the famous Dick Dale Misirlou. It was Dale's version that introduced "Misirlou" to a wider audience in the United States as "Miserlou." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.