West of Beale Street

Dale is a Memphis Musician and a member of NARAS and the Memphis Area Bluegrass Association. Dale signed a publishing contract with MCA Records in 1985. He is a performing musician, songwriter, studio musician,and recording engineer. Dale is also a Graphic Designer and is featured in the book, "The Best of CD Art & Design" published in 1997 and designed the album cover for the Grammy winner's 3-6 Mafia. Dale has preformed with many artists including Jerry Lee Lewis, The Bill Black Combo, Memphis Slim, Ben Cauley of the Otis Redding Band, Linda Gail Lewis, Stan Kessler and others as well as his own bands including the legendary Dick's Garage Band, Countryside and The Cyclones. Dale is an original member of The Lucy Opry in Memphis. Dale has appeared on several Albums and Video's for Television, and has recorded at Cotton Row Studios, The Attic, Sounds Unreel, Ardent, Sonic Studios w/ Roland Janes, Delta Sound Studios and others. Dale has published a book, Memphus and the Great Gathering of the Blues People, avaliable at Amazon.com. Dale has discovered a great musical heritage for a radio station, KWEM Radio, that gave Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Johnny Cash, and Ike Turner their first radio appearances. KWEM was listened to daily by Sam Phillips in Memphis. Sam discovered Howlin' Wolf, Junior Parker, Johnny Cash ans a host of other soon to be famous blues, country & rock musicians. Please visit our website, www.kwemradio.com for the full story. KWEM officially went away in 1957, but now will live again...the station that was heard around the world will be heard around the world again. As well as celebrating Memphis Music and the KWEM Heritage, KWEM hopes to give opportunities to this generation of unknown artists...the same way it did from 1947-1954!