Dick Dale (Richard Anthony Monsour)
(May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019)
Dick Dale was the pioneer of surf music, drawing on
Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with
high volume reverb. Dale was known as "The King of
the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second
studio album.
Dick Dale’s guitar…”The Beast”.
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006)
“Soul Brother #1,”The Godfather of Soul,” “Mr. Dynamite,” “Sex Machine,” “The Minister of the New New Super Heavy Funk.” These
are some of the names by which the world would eventually know
James Joseph Brown, Jr., the revolutionary musical figure who was
born on May 3, 1933. The story Brown himself would often tell is
that he appeared stillborn when he first came into the world, but
that an aunt attending his birth managed to breathe life into him.
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand is a singer and actress. With
a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success
in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few
performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
Drummer Mel Taylor (left) takes a smoke break in the control room.
