Surf rock wouldn't be the same without Dick Dale.

Dick Dale, the surf-rock guitar innovator whose slinky playing in '60s beach classics such as "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin'" inspired a generation of sun-seeking guitarists, has died at the age of ...

Surf rock guitar legend Dick Dale died Saturday night at the age of 81. Dale suffered from a number of maladies like diabetes and was recovering from cancer. He was perhaps most well known for the ...

Frank Meyers is a lover of all extreme, odd, and bizarre guitars and design. He has played, collected, and researched guitars and history for many years. He’s passionate about discovering the stories ...

Dale unleashed his version of "Misirlou" in 1962, transforming the traditional eastern Mediterranean song with rapid-fire picking, pounding drums, and a wall of electric guitar. The recording became a ...

Dick Dale, “the King of the Surf Guitar,” has died at the age of 81. “Dick Dale was truly the King of Surf Guitar. Before the Beach Boys gave this new genre lyrics, Dick Dale was providing the ...

Surf guitar king Dick Dale, known for hits like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin," has died at age 81. AP Photo/Richard Drew LOS ANGELES -- Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord ...

Dick Dale, the Strat-wielding champion of surf rock who soundtracked the iconic opening sequence of 'Pulp Fiction,' has died. He was 81. By Hilary Hughes Dick Dale, the Strat-wielding champion of surf ...

Guitarist Dick Dale, whose fast, thunderous sound pioneered the California “surf rock” genre of the early 1960s and gained a new generation of fans decades later through its appearance in “Pulp ...

Surf guitar legend Dick Dale, whose song “Misirlou” gained fame in director Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction,” died Saturday night. He was 81. Dale’s bass player, Sam Bolle, confirmed his death to ...