Dick Dale & the Del Tones at Harmony Park 1963

16mm to HD transfer

[@chocolatcats]

I was on that dance floor plus 1964, 65. I remember it ...my favorite 4 x a week place to be....what memories. I met Melody Johnson there from F Troop series.A few years later I saw Dick at some special Riverside area bar and then later in life I worked with him on Back to the Beach...what a man.Harmony Park was like a giant barn! on Broadway in Anaheim. It's now grass. I miss that year. I miss all the 60s. BEST YEARS OF MY LIFETIME

[@swankv423]

that’s so fucking awesome

[@TheSurfersBand]

What memories! 🤩

[@0Imtheslime0]

Its crazy how the world has changed.. People, music, life... Nothing like this will never exist again.

[@susanvelleses4354]

I was there every Friday night. A bunch of us surfer kids from San Pedro High piled into a car and made the trip. He always closed with the last song Just a Closer Walk With Thee then told us to drive home safely.

[@chocolatcats]

didn't you love Harmony Park.....an old barn but today it's a park....its sad. After he left, a few years later it became a shop......a big one. But today it reminds me of how time slips by us.
I hope you had great memories there. I did.

[@extramile150]

left handed guitarist with few if any peers...ahead of the beach boys by several years with what came to be known as "the surf sound." Also known for his car and drag racing songs.RIP Dick Dale!

[@anonymousdonor8084]

Dick Dale never gets enough mention. A true legend.

[@lanadale1479]

Pioneer/Creator Rock Music Legend Dick Dale along with named King of the Surf Guitar by 17 surfers he surfed with in the day- Late 1950s and on top capitol records as well as Dick Dale is Father Of Loud Sound for Fender!

[@paulbrennan3996]

Dick Dale way head of his time Guitar 🎸 Genius one cool Cat 😻 unique R.I.P Dick Dale respect from a Teddy Boy 🎶🎼📻🎶🚀🙏🤝👏🙌

[@chocolatcats]

when Dick died it broke my soul.......2019. His burial is Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Abbey of the Psalms. Sanctuary of Refuge GI 2nd Center Isle Tier I CORNER GLASS WITH HIS THINGS IN IT. corner of Santa Monic BLVD and N. Gower. GO TO FIND A GRAVE and type in FAMOUS then his name enjoy our beloved

[@petemarron6677]

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@lanadale2868]

Total Greatness all the way. A pioneer/Creator and Father of Loud. Fenders Guru and so much more!

[@chocolatcats]

I ADORED JERRY MILLER FROM WHITTIER here dancing..........he was a Marine... and still alive! I had to say hi on face book .........I had to.

[@chocolatcats]

I hope he stays ok and healthy.

[@petrosbadalyan326]

I'm from Armenia,i'm listening in everyday!I like Dick Dale R.I.P.❤🙏

[@samfunk5192]

Great!!❤❤
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[@Noisy_Cricket]

The way dude just hit the beat with the first note and played a few seconds with one hand on the guitar is just sick. And then the octave drops to start the song. A master.

[@chocolatcats]

Do you know why we all had skirts/dresses on? Because we weren't allowed to wear pants at school. We only owned a few pairs. My first pair of levis was at 18 (my brothers tight bell bottom navy pants!)

[@sunsetsandguitars]

Looks like fun!😊

[@chocolatcats]

Hay rappers......THIS IS MUSIC.............

[@nordland2235]

Dick Dale...Master of the Stratocaster.🎸

[@johnfenton1890]

This is a gem!

[@donfrommichigan6432]

4 years later it all changed

[@chocolatcats]

no it didn't...I was there

[@guillermomuro6197]

extraordinaria banda olvidada por muchos

[@garycmewtowe3065]

....Keri has it correct.....many folks were there neat as a pin (seemingly)....remember the boys wide tie phase..?

[@chocolatcats]

Thank you Gary....and those boyz wore English Leather on their necks. Wing tipped shoes. Ironed JCPenny button down shirts. Pants up to wear they belonged. Hair cuts nice......handsome dudes. These were the best years of my life. I loved each year of the 60s.

[@garycmewtowe3065]

Hi Keri, just happened to be zipping thru the 'net and saw your comment.. I still see a few folks from West Whittier who also went to Harmony and we mention all as you do. We also attended other venues (retail clerks Buena Park, union hall near Ford plant and Rendezvous Ballroom NB and the Pavilion in HB maybe)....gadzooks what a time you are so right....have a grand day and keep smiling.@@chocolatcats

[@chocolatcats]

@@garycmewtowe3065 I went to Retail Clerks weekly...wow........have a great day too.

[@davidstobie2751]

yea

[@pofarrilla]

what a tresure never sait complete

[@charliegrs]

This is proto proto punk

[@user-gi2ih8rk5n]

Крутяк.Гамерика

[@danielelias71]

NOT FOR BROADCAST!

[@robertwagner2733]

When the music was great and living life was fun. Not like todays bullshit.

[@Ripley44mag]

For 1963 someone must have put cocaine in the coke a cola. 🏴‍☠️