Dick Dale, who became known as king of the surf guitar with a sound that he said recreated what he heard in his head while riding the waves, dies at the age of 81.
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 81.Dick Dale's music was one of the dominant sounds of the 1950s and early '60s car-and-beach culture
He had an influence on scores of noted bands and guitarists, including Jimi Hendrix, the Beach Boys and Eddie Van HalenDale, whose work included the 1962 hit Misirlou that was featured in the film Pulp Fiction, died on Saturday night, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing his former bass player Sam Bolle.
Dale's music was one of the dominant sounds of California's car-and-beach culture in the late 1950s and early '60s. He was widely considered the creator of instrumental surf music and an influence on scores of noted bands and guitarists, including Jimi Hendrix, the Beach Boys and Eddie Van Halen. The popularity of surf music faded in the United States with the advent of rock's British invasion, but Dale would have a career revival, starting in the 1990s with Pulp Fiction and carrying on through to the 2000s when his famous Misirlou riff was sampled for the Black Eyed Peas song Pump It.
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