TribLive: LOS ANGELES — Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs such as “Miserlou” and “Let’s Go Trippin’” earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 81.
His former bassist Sam Bolle says Dale passed away Saturday night. No other details were available.
Dale liked to say it was he and not the Beach Boys who invented surf music — and some critics have said he was right. MORE
Your link didnt work so i did utube for him and found this. its great…thanks i’d never heard of him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIU0RMV_II8
with all due respect…..
dick dale was a consummate asshole and unable to surf
‘unable to surf’?
with all disrespect…..
like your a Monster guitar legend,,,
RIP Dick Dale,,,,
Jr. Brown is pretty dang awesome at surf guitar, too.
sorry to hear that. May he rest in peace, but with volume at 11
(he was mentioned in a thread here a few months ago, that had to do with the mixolydian mode and ancient music)
surf’s up buddy and the next one is yours
there is some heavenly music being made tonight in heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56SAxtf-RTg
I used to be able to play Wipe Out
by The Safaris on the bottom hollow metal
section of my school desk.
Surfed in many places on the east coast.Not
real big or clean but fun.
When you hear the term, “Standing on the shoulders of giants”, in reference to rock ‘n’ roll music, Dick Dale is one of those giants.
RIP, Dick…
With no disrespect to Mr Dale (R I P), I’ll take Junior Brown over him any day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bHWhbu_mbk&list=RD1bHWhbu_mbk&start_radio=1&t=0
Wow … sounds like a mixture of moroccan and mexican musics.
Certainly a … unique sound.
RIP
izlamo delenda est …
His Mom was Lebanese, and he got some of his style from listening to her music as a boy.
The greatest mash-up there was
I liked “Taco Wagon” myelf. Played it on the radio often.
https://youtu.be/32Fwq8ZS04Q
Mr Dale was still performing at the time of his death. He suffered from Diabetes, Kidney disease, and Rectal Cancer, He toured to help pay his Medical bills, had a chance to see him perform last year but I blew it.