The surf’s up in California (thanks to Hurricane Marie from Mexico) as 15-foot waves have been pounding beaches from Mexico to Malibu. I just heard Dick Dale‘s most famous surf song, “Misirlou” and ...

LOS ANGELES -- Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin'" earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 81.

Born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Boston, guitarist Dick Dale pushed the limits of what was possible with his instrument. Pioneering surf music and working with Leo Fender to develop ...

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” soundtrack, died Saturday at a hospital in Southern California. He ...

Dick Dale, the “King of the Surf Guitar” who formulated the sound and attack of the Southern California-bred instrumental style in the early ‘60s, has died. He was 81. His bassist, Sam Bolle, ...

Dick Dale, the legendary musician known as the “King of the Surf Guitar,” has died, according to TMZ, citing Sam Bolle, Dick’s live bassist. He was 81. Dale pioneered and created what many call the ...

LOS ANGELES — Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like “Miserlou” and “Let’s Go Trippin'” earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar, has died at age 81. His ...

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