Dick Dale, “the King of the Surf Guitar,” has died at the age of 81.. California Rocker first reported that Dale died Friday. His bassist Sam Bolle confirmed Dale’s death to the Guardian.No ...

Surf guitar pioneer Dick Dale, who died over the weekend at 81, was a larger-than-life character in many aspects of his music and career. He was photographed here in 1996.

Dale, who was born Richard Anthony Monsour, was credited with launching surf music in 1961 with "Let's Go Trippin,'" which was a major hit in the Southern California surf community for Dick Dale ...

Dick Dale was a legend of the genre known as surf rock. He died Sunday at the age of 81 and had been in poor health for years. His most hit, "Misirlou," was featured in Pulp Fiction.

Dale told Fresh Air in 1993 that his distinctive guitar style came, in part, from the ocean waves he surfed: "The waves did create my feelings of that sound." Dale died March 16.

Dick Dale, the “King of the Surf Guitar” whose biggest hit served as the opening song for 1994 cult classic Pulp Fiction, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 81.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...

Dale liked to say it was he and not the Beach Boys who invented surf music — and some critics have said he was right. ... Dick Dale, "The King of Surf Guitar," dead at 81 01:05.

Dick Dale was the “King of the Surf Guitar.” At the Jersey Shore, Dale was a guitar hero who entertained fans for decades thanks to his summertime shows. Dale died Sunday, March 17, according ...

Pioneering guitarist Dick Dale, and progenitor of surf rock with “Let’s Go Trippin'” and “Miserlou,” died at 81 on March 11th.

“For a lot of people they would say Dick Dale started surf music,” said Jeff Hanson, organizer of the event. “He had a bigger than life persona, and he was a rock star,” he added.

LOS ANGELES — Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs such as “Miserlou” and “Let’s Go Trippin’” earned him the title King of the Surf Guitar ...