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  Origin San Fernando Valley , California , US
  Genre <!-- THOU SHALT NOT CHANGE GENRES WITHOUT DISCUSSING AND REACHING A CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE FIRST Thank you -->
  Years Active 1977 - present
  URL thedickiescom
  Current Members Leonard Graves Phillips <br /> Stan Lee <br /> Greg Hanna <br /> Dylan Thomas <br /> Travis Johnson


The Dickies are a Punk Rock group formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977.

They were amongst the first punk rock Bands to emerge from Los Angeles , the first California Punk band to appear on network Television and the first California punk band to be signed to a major Record Label (instead of an independent label.)

The Dickies' style was s like "Waterslide", "I'm A Chollo", "Manny, Moe and Jack", and "(I'm Stuck in a Pagoda with) Tricia Toyota", which is about a local TV News Anchorwoman . They were 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 ", and Barry McGuire 's " Eve Of Destruction ".

Drug problems slowed them 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, and they have not used keyboards live since. In 1988 they wrote and performed the Theme Music for the Movie '' Killer Klowns From Outer Space ''.


SINGLES

  • "Silent Night" (1978) - UK #47

  • "Eve Of Destruction" (1978)

  • "Give It Back" (1978)

  • "Banana Splits (Tra La La Song)" (1979) - UK #7

  • "Paranoid" (1979) - UK #45

  • "Nights In White Satin" (1979) - UK #39

  • "Manny, Moe And Jack" (1979)

  • "Fan Mail" (1980) - UK #57

  • "Gigantor" (1980) - UK #72

  • "Killer Klowns" (1986)

  • "Just Say Yes" (1994)

  • "Roadkill" (1994)

  • "Make It So" (1996)

  • "My Pop The Cop" (1998)

  • "Free Willy" (2001)



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