All five members co-wrote all of the songs, with assistance from Verlon Dale Grissom on four of them.

Initially, it was composed of John Dittrich ( drums ) ( born April 7, 1951 ), Paul Gregg ( bass guitar, vocals ) ( born December 3, 1954 ), Dave Innis ( keyboards, vocals ) ( born April 9, 1959 ), Greg Jennings ( guitar, vocals ) ( born October 2, 1954 ), and Verlon Thompson ( lead vocals ).

* Verlon Biggs, NFL football player, Hall of Famer, and former defensive end for the Washington Redskins from 1965 – 71 and the New York Jets 1971-80

The band's original members were John Dittrich ( drums, background vocals ), Paul Gregg ( bass guitar, background vocals ), Dave Innis ( piano, keyboards, rhythm guitar, background vocals ), Greg Jennings ( lead guitar, mandolin, background vocals ), and Verlon Thompson ( lead vocals ).

After two months on crutches, he began to perform again on July 4 at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC where he appeared with Verlon Thompson.

Eight-year-old Dick Trickle was playing tag with his cousin Verlon on the rafters in a house under construction when he fell two floors to the basement and broke his hip.

Verlon Thompson left the band before they had even begun to record the first album, and was replaced by Larry Stewart, who had known Innis when both were attending Belmont University.

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. ( April 29, 1951February 18, 2001 ) was an American race car driver, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR.

In 2010 the Space Needle Corporation submitted a proposal for an exhibition of Chihuly's work at a site in the Seattle Center, in competition with proposals for other uses from several other groups. The project, which sees the new Chihuly exhibition hall occupy the site of the former Fun Forest amusement park in the Seattle Center park and entertainment complex, received the final green light from the Seattle City Council on April 25, 2011. Divisive Dale Chihuly Glass-Art " Museum " Approved for Former Seattle Amusement Park ARTINFO. com It opened May 21, 2012. Chihuly Garden and Glass Opens with Dedication Ceremony on Monday, May 21 prnewswire. comDale Chihuly's ' Glass House ' shines in Seattle publicbroadcasting. net

On 21 April 1992, radio astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail announced the discovery of two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257 + 12.

* April 29 – Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver ( d. 2001 )

* April 30 – Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer ( b. 1985 )

* Classic Disney Cartoons and Comic Books: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Pluto, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Gus Goose, Pete, Ludwig Von Drake, Clara Cluck, Chip ' n Dale, Scrooge McDuck, The Phantom Blot, April, May and June Duck, Humphrey the Bear, Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore, the Brownstone Park Bears, Pluto's Good and Bad Consciences, Red Riding Hood, Toby Tortoise, Max Hare, Flowers and Trees, Santa Claus, Reindeer, Hobo Cookie, Judge Cookie, the Skeleton Dancers, a Merry Dwarf, a Lamp from " The Whoopee Party ", the Lonesome Ghosts, Ferdinand the Bull, Susie the Little Blue Coupe, Professor Owl, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, Babe the Big Blue Ox, Dinah the Dachshund, Louie the Mountain Lion, Salty the Seal, a Rooster, a Hen, Girl Violin, Boy Saxophone, a Robot from " Mars and Beyond ", and various Black-and-White Characters.

From 22 – 27 April 2010, the Salk Institute hosted glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly to celebrate 50 years of its inception.

He has a wife, Dale and two children Reid ( December 31, 1987 ) and Layne ( April 26, 1990 ).

Thomas Dale " Tom " DeLay (; born April 8, 1947 ) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1984 until 2006.

D. Boon born Dennes Dale Boon, ( April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985 ) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.

The former " Barn Auditorium ", " Total Learning Center ", and " PTL Television Network Studios " were sold by Coulston Enterprises in April 2009 to Charlotte-based The Broadcast Group, a multimedia production and training company founded in 1986 by former PTL Television Network executive Dr. Dale Hill.

On April 25, 2006, The Wall Street Journal reported that Mollohan cooperated with CEO Dale R. McBride of FMW Composite Systems Inc. of Bridgeport, West Virginia for the joint purchase of his farm along West Virginia's Cheat River.

He resigned as manager on 13 April 2011, and was replaced by Tamworth legend Dale Belford, who was to manage the club for the remaining four games of the season.

Dale Hawerchuk ( born April 4, 1963 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for 16 seasons.

Kenneth Dale " Taco " Cockrell ( born 9 April 1950 ) is an American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions.

He has a crush on April June, who detests Dale, and has a best friend, Frank Shackleford, whose genius would go more appreciated if Dale didn't accidentally destroy most of his brilliant inventions with a stray puck.

Three enlisted United States Air Force airmen stationed at Hill AFB, named Dale Selby Pierre, William Andrews and Keith Roberts, were convicted in connection with the Hi-Fi murders, which took place at the Hi-Fi Shop in Ogden, Utah, on April 22, 1974.

* Glen Dale ( born Richard Garforth, 24 April 1943, Deal, Kent ) — guitarist up to 1966

When the Ariel arrived at the port of Philadelphia on the 14th of April, 1781, it was the first time Dale stepped foot on American soil in four years.

Lawrence Dale " Larry " Bell ( April 5, 1894 – October 20, 1956 ) was an American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation.

Sandra Dale “ Sandy ” Dennis ( April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992 ) was an American theater and film actress.

David Dale Alexander ( April 26, 1903 – March 2, 1979 ), nicknamed " Moose ," was a Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Tigers ( 1929 – 1932 ) and Boston Red Sox ( 1932 – 1933 ).

As of April 2011, the Lincoln Parkway is complete from the Kentucky line to the interchange at I-64 and the bypass of Dale at the northernmost end of the project.

* November 26 – Dale Jarrett, American race car driver

On November 26, 2006, Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon fired Head Coach Trent Yawney and appointed assistant coach Denis Savard as head coach.

* Crystal Dale – A location near the north town line, located north of Petries Corners on County Road 26.

The same day that he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, June 26, 2012, Oates returned to Washington, where he was named the 16th head coach in franchise history, succeeding Dale Hunter.

On August 26, 2008 former Olympics boxer Dale Walters along with Jeff Hughes applied to revive the Ravens team.

Bachman's Gators changed history ; led by All-American end Dale Van Sickel and the " Phantom Four " backfield of Carl Brumbaugh, Rainey Cawthon, Clyde Crabtree and Royce Goodbread, they decisively defeated the ' Dawgs 26 – 6 in Savannah, Georgia.

* Security Threat Mitigation and Response: Understanding CS-MARS, Dale Tesch / Greg Abelar, Cisco Press, Sep. 26, 2006.

Subculture, a well known metal / rock club which was hosted at the Dale End academy moved to the new venue on 26 September 2009.

* " Bellefield " ( No. 26 Blackheath Park / 3 Foxes Dale, London SE3 )

A 46-point penalty at Richmond, for using an illegal ( but non-performance enhancing ) carburetor spacer, caused him to lose to Dale Earnhardt by 26 points in the final standings.

Dale Arnold Jarrett ( born November 26, 1956 ) is a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for winning the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship.

" ( with Dale Eaglesham, Stephen Sadowski and Peter Snejbjerg, in # 26, 2009 )

Dale Duesing ( born September 26, 1947 ) is an American baritone.

* 2000: # 25: 5th Anniversary Issue ( Jan-Feb ), # 26: Jimmie Dale Gilmore ( March – April ), # 27: The Jayhawks ( May – June ), # 28: Loretta Lynn ( July-Aug ), # 29: Allison Moorer ( Sept-Oct ), # 30: Merle Haggard ( Nov-Dec )

Noah Dale Bastian ( born August 26, 1979 ) is an American actor and TV personality best known for his role as Chad Linus in the MTV movie and series, 2ge + her.

* Roy Rogers and Dale Evans – August 26, 1978, with The Sons of the Pioneers

Stirling Dale Silliphant ( 16 January 1918 – 26 April 1996 ) was an American screenwriter and producer.

In the end, the team lost the championship to Dale Earnhardt by 26 points.

On May 26, 2007 Ned returned to the booth to call the Carquest Auto Parts 300 Busch race alongside Andy Petree, Jerry Punch, and his son, 1999 Cup Champ, Dale Jarrett.

Wolfson appeared before the United States Supreme Court on April 26, 2000, to argue on behalf of Scoutmaster James Dale in the landmark case Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, in which the Court ruled that the Boy Scouts organization had the right to expel Dale for revealing that he was gay through their First Amendment rights.