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 ...

The Blue Hawaiians from Los Angeles were there, as were Frankie & the Pool Boys from San Francisco and Fascinating Creatures of the Deep from Santa Cruz. The Black Flamingos came in from New Jersey as ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s no need to catch an actual wave to feel like you’re out in the California surf this month thanks to the return of a festival that celebrates beach music. The 15th annual Surf Guitar 101 ...

One of the things that defined surf rocker Dick Dale’s music, career and his life was that he never held anything back. It was true of his quest for a thundering sound that could replicate the ...

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 ...

While his music featured most famously in Pulp Fiction, echoes of Dale’s sound can be heard across the rock spectrum In theory at least, Dick Dale should have been a long-forgotten figure. He was the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dick Dale wanted to play the guitar to mimic how he felt when he went surfing. That’s how Peter Townend — as Dale was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame ...

In this May 27, 2007, photo, Dick Dale, known as "The King of the Surf Guitar," performs at B.B. King Blues Club in New York. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters ...