Rod Dibble, the hands at the keys of one of the last piano bars in Oakland, has died, ending a half-century run at the Alley, a dimly lit dive on Grand Avenue. “I’ll never retire,” Dibble told The ...

They sit at the bar and put bread in his jar, but regulars at the Alley know better than to ask Rod Dibble to play "Piano Man." And the newcomers quickly learn. Dibble has played at this Oakland bar ...

Rod Dibble was The Alley’s longstanding cocktail pianist extraordinaire. Credits: Express file photo Rod Dibble, the longtime beloved pianist at The Alley, has died, according to a Facebook post today ...

When I walk into The Alley in Oakland's Grand Lake district at 9:30 p.m. on a Thursday, Rod Dibble is leading a singalong. His fingers flit along the piano keys, playing the melody for “Oakland,” a ...

Click here to see a multimedia piece on Rod Dibble and hear him play. OAKLAND — Rod Dibble, a locally beloved pianist who brought more than 50 years of musical joy to patrons who sang along with him ...