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The Dickies
The Dickies
Origin	San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock;
Years active	1977 - present
Labels	A&M Records; PVC Records; Fat Wreck Chords;
Website	thedickies.com
Members
	Leonard Graves Phillips; Stan Lee; Greg Hanna; Dylan Thomas; Travis Johnson

The Dickies are an American punk rock group formed in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, U.S. in 1977.

[edit] History

The Dickies were among the first punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles. They were the first California punk band to appear on network television^[3], and the first California punk band to be signed to a major record label.^[4]

The Dickies' style is campy and humorous, influenced by The Ramones, for whom they sometimes opened.^{[citation needed]} The Dickies are popular in the United Kingdom, and had a Top 10 single with "Banana Splits (Tra La La Song)" in 1979.^[5] Many of their lyrics concern Southern California culture, rife with references and in-jokes; examples include songs like "Waterslide", "I'm A Cholo", "Manny, Moe, and Jack", and "(I'm Stuck in a Pagoda with) Tricia Toyota". They are also known for recording several fast-paced punk covers of classic rock songs, including the Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin", Black Sabbath's "Paranoid", Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction", and the Human Beinz' "Nobody But Me". They have also covered Pretty Ballerina, a song by The Left Banke, as well as "Hair".

Drug problems slowed the Dickies down considerably in the 1980s, but they have continued playing and recording sporadically to the present day. Guitarist/keyboardist/saxophonist Chuck Wagon (born Bob Davis) committed suicide after a break-up with his girlfriend in June 1981. Jonathan Melvoin, who played drums on The Dickies album, Idjit Savant, died of a heroin overdose on July 12, 1996 in New York, aged 34, whilst on tour playing keyboards for the Smashing Pumpkins.^{[citation needed]} Original drummer Karlos Kabellero passed away on September 22, 2009 from heart related issues. One-time guitarist Enoch Hain (born Robert Lansing, Jr.) passed away on July 25, 2009 from complications arising from pneumonia.

In 1988, the Dickies wrote and performed the theme music for the horror film Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

[edit] Singles

"Paranoid" (1978) - UK #45
"Eve of Destruction" (1978)
"Give It Back" (1978)
"Silent Night" (1978) - UK #47
"Banana Splits (Tra La La Song)" (1979) - UK #7
"Nights in White Satin" (1979) - UK #39
"Manny, Moe And Jack" (1979)
"Fan Mail" (1980) - UK #57
"Gigantor" (1980) - UK #72
"Killer Klowns" (1986)
"Dummy Up" (1989)
"Just Say Yes" (1990)
"Roadkill" (1990)
"Pretty Ballerina" (1995)
"Make It So" (1996)
"My Pop the Cop" (1998)
"Free Willy" (2001)

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[edit] Albums

The Incredible Shrinking Dickies (1979)
Dawn of the Dickies (1979)
Stukas Over Disneyland (1983)
We Aren't the World (1986)
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
Great Dictations (1989) - (compilation)
Second Coming (1989)
Locked 'N' Loaded Live In London (1991) - (live album)
Idjit Savant (1994)
Dogs from the Hare that Bit Us (1998)
Still Got Live Even If You Don't Want It (1999)
All This and Puppet Stew (2001)
Punk Singles Collection (2002)
Live In London (2002) - (live album)
Dickies Go Bananas! (2008) - (live album of a July 16, 2002 show at the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth)

[edit] Videos/DVDs

Dickies Over Stukaland (1991) - Compilation of various Dickies' performances in Europe in 1990.
The Best of Flipside #6 (1997) - Material originally recorded in 1985 in Los Angeles.
Rocked 'N' Roaded (2000) - Compilation of various Dickies' performances in Japan in 2000.
Peepshow (2002)
World Shut Your Mouth (2003)
An Evening with the Dickies (2004) - Dickies' show at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms, July 16, 2002.

[edit] Audio samples

The Dickies - Waterslide excerpt

An excerpt from Waterslide

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The Dickies - Killer Klowns excerpt

An excerpt from Killer Klowns

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ The Offspring on Yahoo Music.
^ The Dickies on allmusic
^ http://jennylens.com/_a-e/dickies/dickies01.htm
^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifixqe5ld6e~T1
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 154. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[edit] External links

[0] The Offspring on Yahoo Music.

[1] The Dickies on allmusic

[2] ttp://jennylens.com/_a-e/dickies/dickies01.htm

[3] ttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jifixqe5ld6e~T1

[British_Hit_Singles_.26_Albums-4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 154. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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