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Posted on 03/17/2019 12:59:20 PM PDT by EveningStar
Dick Dale, known as “King of The Surf Guitar,” has passed away, sources said on Sunday.
Dale, who had been quietly suffering health issues for many years, was considered a leader in the surf guitar genre. Dale was 82.
Born Richard Anthony Monsour, his famous songs, like “Miserlou,” and many others have become part of the American music fabric.
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There is a Surf Music Appreciation group on FB, I hadn’t been on t’day. RIP Mr Dale, possibly the biggest influence on this music niche (that is still very active BTW) of all time...
RIP Mr. Dale. Wow and thank you, sir.
Before my time, but it seems that there was that period during the late 1950 and early ‘60s that instrumentals like his music were quite popular and made the charts often enough. Was that the case?
R.I.P.
My neighbor convinced me to hitch hike to Harmoney Park Ballroom in Anaheim to hear Dick Dale and his Del Tones play. About 1963.
I think he also performed at the Rendezvou Ballroom in Balboa.
In the early-mid 70s Dale lived in a house next to the jetty and the Wedge. It was said to be a wild party house.
I saw Dick Dale play about 1993 at Huntington Beach High School.
RIP Dude. You were part of a cultural movement which today is $ billion youth clothing trends, designs, sales. Surf, Ski, Skate and more.
Noooooo
Rest in piece
Wow. Sorry to hear this. He was awesome.
Yes. The Ventures were popular as well. Walk dont run........https://youtu.be/owq7hgzna3E
Shame, he was really influential. I’ve lately been practicing playing his tune “Misirlou” (think Pulp Fiction soundtrack) because the fast alternate picking and precise timing make a nice exercise. Dude was cool, RIP Mr Dale.
GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIvfVyyqTDI
I just looked at a video of Dick Dale playing Miserlou in reaction to this news and I’d never actually seen him play previously. He’s left handed and he plays a left handed guitar. But he strings the strings backwards, bass on the bottom and treble on top. It’s like he learned to play by using a right handed guitar flipped to the left but didn’t bother to restring it in reverse like Jimi Hendrix did. That’s nuts, it means he had to learn everything upside down and backwards. Maybe that’s why he was so creative, he couldn’t just pick up a book and do what it said, not easily. Interesting.
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Yes. Lots of instrumentals by Santo and Johnny, The Shadows in the UK, The Ventures. Lots of ‘em. And some good stuff too. RIP Mr. Dale.
Maybe that’s why he was so creative, he couldn’t just pick up a book and do what it said, not easily. Interesting.
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My Dad was an amazing guitar player. He had no idea how to read music.
Back when women were weight appropriate
Fairly thin
I look at old Hullabaloo and other tv rock show from tv in the 60s
The comments on YouTube always comments on how no fat women
Picked up on Dale via “Man or Astro-man?” - love ‘em both.
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