When he's not touring or playing surf festivals, Dick enjoys a private Bohemian lifestyle with his wife Jill and son Jimmy (an 11-year-old guitar prodigy who now joins his father on stage for duets) at their secluded desert ranch. His day often includes writing new songs, riding quads or dirt bikes on a private motocross track, promoting his current album Spacial Disorentation, building a half-pipe skateboard ramp for Jimmy, adding onto his house, corresponding with fans through his Web site www.dickdale.com, and cruising in his '98 Corvette convertible. Finally, after years of lusting for a Vette, Dick found the right model that even Jimmy drives. No longer interested in hopping up the engine, he settled for sheepskin seat covers, fins over the taillights, and a Dick Dale sticker on the rear fascia. "I really wasn't aware of what a Vette means," says Dick, who still lays down a mean pair of black stripes on his private concrete runway when the urge hits him. "Now I never get so excited as I do when I see another Vette coming up the road."
Dick Dale's Corvette shares...
Dick Dale's Corvette shares the tarmac with his Cessna Mescalero in front the 100-foot hanger located just off the runway on the ranch. Dick also owns a Cessna 337B Super Skymaster.
Even at 13 years old, Jimmy...
Even at 13 years old, Jimmy is learning to drive dad's Corvette on their ranch's private concrete runway.
Dick and Jimmy Dale never...
Dick and Jimmy Dale never let a free moment go without practicing a song. Jimmy often joins Dick on stage for duets.
Dick Dale has been playing...
Dick Dale has been playing since the '50s. His wardrobe may have changed, but not his playing intensity or his love of cars.
Dick Dale's unique style comes...
Dick Dale's unique style comes from playing huge guitar strings that are strung upside down.