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Updated 7-28-09 - New photo on photo index page - poster for Senigallia gig. Senigallia, Italy August 21 great festival. Johnny J with Dale in Italy - both have a birthday the next day August 22 - Celebrate with them! He roared out of Northwest Louisiana in the mid 50s, a whirlwind of creativity about to leave his indelible mark on the music world. It was a time when exposure to many kinds of music was the norm, and Dale absorbed them all like a sponge. But his distinct preference for black music would always exert the greatest influence, giving his music a harder edge than that of most of his contemporaries.
Updated 4-19-09 NEW SHOWS! Riverfest - Little Rock, AR! Actually it's North Little Rock, Riverfest is on both sides of the river. He will headline the Arkansas Music Tent on Saturday, May 23. This is on the North Little Rock side near the Junction Bridge. Looking forward to later in the year, August 21 will be a festival in Senigallia, Italy!
Updated 5-4-09 New Photo Photo page
Updated 2-8-09. News page, Photo Page
Updated 9-6-08. Dale to be on Matt the Cat's XM Radio Show September 9. See News Page
Updated 6-29-08. NEW PHOTOS!! Gallery 5
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His swamp rock classic, "Susie Q," crackles with the manic energy of that restless time, and conjures instant images of steamy Southern nights. It features a 15-year-old James Burton on guitar, the first of many guitar wizards Dale would discover and nurture. Others included Scotty Moore, Joe Osborn, Roy Buchanan, Fred Carter, Jr., and Kenny Paulsen.
Dale's early experiments in production in the studios of Shreveport's KWKH with Merle Kilgore and Johnny Horton developed the skills that would later produce hits for the Uniques, Five Americans, Jon & Robin & the In Crowd, Michael Nesmith, Harry Nilsson, and others. Along the way, he even found time to host "The Big Big Beat" aka "The Dale Hawkins Show" on WCAU-TV in Philadelphia.
In 1999, just in time for his first appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Dale released his first album of new material in 30 years. Released on Mystic, it was called "Wildcat Tamer." It garnered exceptional reviews, including a four star rave from Greil Marcus in Rolling Stone. Following JazzFest, Dale also made an appearance at the Chicago Blues Festival, where he took part in a historic reunion of Chess recording artists.
Since the release of "Wildcat Tamer," Dale has made a video of one of the songs from it; has reunited with James Burton for a cut on Ripete's "Beach Music Volume 2," and been featured in filmmaker Robert Mugge's
Already a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Hall of Fame, Dale was honored again when Britain's Now Dig This readers voted him a recipient of their 2000 NDT Awards, which, according to them, is The Real Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame. A film documentary and book are currently in the works.