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Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music , drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverb . [1]
Mar 18, 2019 · Dick Dale, the surf rock pioneer who took reverb to new levels, died on Saturday night. He was 81. The guitarist's health had declined over the past 20 years due to a number...
May 22, 2023 · Our Top 10 Dick Dale Songs list takes a look at the music of one of rock’s most legendary guitar players known for his big hit “Misirlou.” While many may associate Dick Dale as the godfather of the surf guitar, the man was also one of the greatest rock guitarists ever to grace the concert stage.
DICK DALE - Misirlou 1963. Dick Dale, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. Dale's surf rock version later gained renewed popularity through its use in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film Pulp...
Mar 17, 2019 · Dick Dale, who was known as the King of the Surf Guitar and recorded the hit song “Misirlou,” which was revived on the “Pulp Fiction” film soundtrack, died on Saturday in Loma Linda,...
May 13, 2024 · Dick Dale was an American rock guitarist and pioneer of the surf music genre known for his percussive playing style and innovative use of the reverb amplifier effect. He is also widely known as the “King of Surf Guitar,” a nickname that fans gave him early in his career.
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Mar 17, 2019 · Dick Dale, “the King of the Surf Guitar,” has died at the age of 81. California Rocker first reported that Dale died Friday. His bassist Sam Bolle confirmed Dale’s death to the...
Born in 1937 in Quincy, Massachusetts, Richard Anthony Monsour, widely known as Dick Dale, was an influential American musician who helped shape the surf rock genre. Surf rock is a unique music style featuring guitars with heavy reverberation.
Mar 22, 2019 · BIANCULLI: Surf rock guitarist Dick Dale speaking to Terry Gross in 1993. He died last Saturday at age 81. Coming up, Justin Chang reviews the newest horror film from Jordan Peele called "Us."
Dick Dale was an American guitarist who pioneered the surf rock genre in the 1960s. His unique playing style blended Middle Eastern influences with rockabilly and electric guitar techniques.
