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 Fiction,' has died at 81
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 Fiction," has died. He was 81.
His death was confirmed by two former bandmates, bassist Sam Bolle and drummer Dusty Watson, who told CNN Dale died Saturday night. Watson said Dale had been hospitalized recently for"issues related to his heart." Dale had a"wet," reverb-heavy guitar sound that evoked crashing waves and sought to echo the sounds he played in his mind while surfing, according to the Huntington Beach Surfing Walk of Fame.
— Brian Wilson March 18, 2019 Dick Dale, who will forever remain a guitar God. May his spirit rest in peace. We will meet again brother. pic.twitter.com/tf77lcQGWy — Rick Springfield March 18, 2019 Dale was born Richard Anthony Monsour in Boston but moved to Southern California as a teenager and quickly discovered surfing.He and his band the Del-Tones began playing weekend gigs in the late 1950s at the Rendezvous Ballroom in the seaside Balboa neighborhood of Newport Beach. He played a Fender Stratocaster guitar and used a customized Fender amp to develop his signature thick sound and ear-shredding volume.Dale in the 1960s.
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