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{{short description|American trumpet player (born 1941)}}
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'''Dale Turner''' is a character on the post-apocalyptic drama ]. He inherited Gracie Leigh's supermarket. He is played by ].


'''Dale Turner''' (born 1943 in ]) is an American ] player, best known for being a member of the American ] band ].
Dale is a teenage boy who lived in a trailer park with his mother and worked at Gracie's Market in ]. In the ], it is revealed that Dale's mother and an unknown male companion were apparently killed by a nuclear explosion that apparently destroyed ]. Their final moments were caught on an answering machine message, which Dale hears when he gets home. He is seen, in a state of shock, playing the message over and over.


==Career==
Dale was initially held in disdain as a "loser" and a "freak" by ], a rich girl who lives in a mansion outside of town, and whose parents were in New York at the time of the Denver explosion. When Dale brings supplies to her house just in advance of an expected ]-laden rainfall, Skylar relents, asking him to stay with her, and there is some rapprochement between them as they realize that their parents are probably dead due to the explosions in other cities. However, once Skylar's friends return she returns to her old habits, though later she begins to care more for Dale, showing concern at the loss of his home to a fire in ], and bailing him out of jail in the ]. She also offers to let him sleep on her couch near the end of the ], in gratitude for him delivering the news that her parents might still be alive, as well as recovering her mother's jewelry box.


===Music===
Dale discovers a trainload of undelivered supplies on the outskirts of town as the ] closes, and restocks the store in the next episode. However, by the end of episode 7, ], he appears to be fed up with Gracie's attitude. He loudly berates her, then quits and leaves the store.
Turner was a member of ] for the entire length of the band's existence, from 1972 to 1995. Although primarily playing trumpet, he also played trombone, guitar, percussion, and provided backing vocals for the band.<ref>Richard Elfman (May 2008) . Buzzine</ref> According to former front man ] in 1983, Turner "keeps an eye on us and makes sure that we don't get too far out of hand" and "he could spank every one of them ", with the exception of saxophonist ].<ref>{{Citation|title = Dick Clark Interviews Oingo Boingo – American Bandstand 1983|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk2KwisMUH8|date = April 18, 2012|accessdate = February 2, 2016|last = AwardsShowNetwork}}</ref>


He has also performed with ], including a track on the ] soundtrack.<ref>. IMDb</ref>
In episode 6, '']'', Dale becomes involved with a group of survivalists lead by Mitch Cafferty, an estranged former friend of Jake. He enlists the help of Mitch's group to offload the rest of the supplies from the train, and stores them in a barn on the edge of town. After being confronted by Jake following the theft of the Green family's horses, Dale reconsiders his allegiance to Mitch's group, and informs Jake about the train and supplies. Dale leads Jake and Eric to the barn, only to discover the supplies are missing. Mitch appears, and after a brief struggle is arrested by Eric. Although Dale helps Jake to put Mitch in jail, they are unable to recover the badly needed supplies.


===Television and film===
In the episode ], after the murder of Gracie by Mitch Cafferty, Dale inherits the store and vows revenge on her murderer. Later in the episode he is intimidated by Cafferty into giving him half the store's profits, or he "would end up like Gracie". Dale tells Jake and Johnston Green, but they have little power to influence the new Mayor, Gray Anderson. Dale finally takes matters into his own hands and shoots Mitch, killing him.
Turner appeared with Oingo Boingo in the feature film ], the film ], ], and in the videos for the albums ] and ].<ref name="imdb">. IMDb</ref>


==References==
In '']'', Johnston Green praises him on keeping the store open and says that Mitch will somehow get justice for murdering Gracie, apparently not knowing that Dale had already killed Mitch.
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==External links==
In '']'', Skylar joins Dale in claiming (at gunpoint) his share of the harvest from one of the farmers in town. Later that evening, a conversation between the two leads to a passionate kiss.
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Since inheriting the store Dale has shown himself to be as capable as Gracie of anti-social behavior. He arbitrarily raises the prices of his wares for people whom he does not like.
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Information on Dale's life before the bombs can be found on his .

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Latest revision as of 07:53, 27 June 2023

American trumpet player (born 1941)

Dale Turner
Born1943 (age 81–82)
Minnesota, United States
GenresNew wave, rock, ska
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Trumpet, Trombone
Musical artist

Dale Turner (born 1943 in Minnesota) is an American trumpet player, best known for being a member of the American new wave band Oingo Boingo.

Career

Music

Turner was a member of Oingo Boingo for the entire length of the band's existence, from 1972 to 1995. Although primarily playing trumpet, he also played trombone, guitar, percussion, and provided backing vocals for the band. According to former front man Danny Elfman in 1983, Turner "keeps an eye on us and makes sure that we don't get too far out of hand" and "he could spank every one of them ", with the exception of saxophonist Sam "Sluggo" Phipps.

He has also performed with Garth Hudson, including a track on the Raging Bull soundtrack.

Television and film

Turner appeared with Oingo Boingo in the feature film Back to School, the film Urgh! A Music War, Longshot (1981), and in the videos for the albums The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet and Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater, Halloween 1995.

References

  1. Richard Elfman (May 2008) Oingo Boingo. Buzzine
  2. AwardsShowNetwork (April 18, 2012), Dick Clark Interviews Oingo Boingo – American Bandstand 1983, retrieved February 2, 2016
  3. Raging Bull (1980) Soundtracks. IMDb
  4. Dale Turner. IMDb

External links

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