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 ...

In tribute to the King of Surf Guitar: “They didn’t want anyone to play the guitar; They said it was the devil’s music” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Guitar Tricks Surf guitar is iconic. The moment you hear a tremolo-picking slide you can ...

Like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, Dick Dale was an undisputed guitar god. Known as The King of Surf Guitar, he amplified the sound of California’s surf culture with his gold Fender Stratocaster ...

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 of illnesses, including ...

While attempting to summarize the total of Dick Dale's influence on rock & roll would be like trying to bottle the Pacific Ocean, here are 12 artists who directly took his influence and rode on. By ...

Dick Dale, who became known as "king of the surf guitar" with a twangy, rapid-fire, reverb-heavy sound that he said recreated what he heard in his head while riding the waves, has died at the age of ...

The terminology is consistent with a type of stylish but varied instrumental garage rock bent that has been called surf guitar, hot rod, biker rock and so on. Locked into a time (mostly the '60s) and ...

Dick Dale, universally hailed as the king of the 1960s surf guitar sound that heavily influenced the development of rock 'n' roll guitar — and of rock 'n' roll guitars themselves — has died at age 81.