Dal Richards

Even after more than a half century entertaining Canadians, Dal still runs a full-time business booking and performing with the Dal Richards’ Orchestra, and hosts a weekly radio show on 600AM. Dal is an active volunteer with the Variety Club, the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame and Vancouver AM Tourist Services Association. Dal has received many honours and accolades during his career as a musician, and for his work on behalf of the Variety Club of British Columbia . He was given Variety International’s Presidential Citation in 1993, the City of Vancouver’s Civic Merit Award in 1994, and was appointed to the Order of Canada in May of 1995. Dal received an honourary doctorate from BCIT in 1999, and one in May of 2001 from the Open Learning Agency. They were given to acknowledge Dal’s lifelong commitment to learning, and have led to his friends and fans affectionately calling him “Dr. Dr. Swing”.

The Swinging Years

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His new album 'The Swinging Years' captures highlights of a remarkable career spanning seven decades! And today - Doctor Swing - as he is called in recognition of his honorary doctorates - is performing even more gigs than hedid when Tommy Dorsey, Harry James and Glenn Miller ruled the juke box and network radio. 'The Swinging Years' is a blend of Dal's unique stylings heard on "Live From The Panorama Roof" - a staple on national radio for a quarter century - and todays contemporary Dal Richards Orchestra. Trumpet-playing vocalist Jamie Croil and talented singer-keyboardist Diane Lines complement the vocalizations of the former boy singer and now mature crooner, Dal Richards, resulting in a recording that captures much of the secret of Doctor Swing's success.