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 ...

The Beach Boys may have perfected surf music, but Dick Dale invented it. Dale, who died of heart and kidney failure Saturday at age 81, singlehandedly created the distinctive surf-guitar sound that ...

With at least a half-dozen “best of” compilations dedicated to collecting Dick Dale’s red hot guitar licks, do we need another? Probably not, but I certainly welcome any chance to reacquaint myself ...

On Saturday night (Mar. 16), the music world lost surf rock legend, Dick Dale. By Rania Aniftos On Saturday night (Mar. 16), the music world lost surf rock legend, Dick Dale. Among the countless ...

Dale told Fresh Air in 1993 that his distinctive guitar style came, in part, from the ocean waves he surfed: "The waves did create my feelings of that sound." Dale died March 16. DICK DALE: Guitar ...

It’s been ten years since I started playing guitar with instrumental surf rockers The Madeira, and we’re hopeful that all the amazing experiences we’ve had so far have adequately prepared us for the ...

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 former ...