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mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dik_Deyl" title="Dik Deyl – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Dik Deyl" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%84" title="دیک دیل – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="دیک دیل" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BB" title="Дик Дейл – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Дик Дейл" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%84" title="دیک دیل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دیک دیل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%94%95_%EB%8D%B0%EC%9D%BC" title="딕 데일 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="딕 데일" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A7_%D7%93%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C" title="דיק דייל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דיק דייל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%98%D0%BB" title="Дик Дејл – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Дик Дејл" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%83_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89" title="ديك دالى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ديك دالى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB" title="ディック・デイル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ディック・デイル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Dick Dale" 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hreflang="sk" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Dick Dale" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale" title="Dick Dale – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Dick Dale" 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For the saxophonist-singer, see <a href="/wiki/Dick_Dale_(singer)" title="Dick Dale (singer)">Dick Dale (singer)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output 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in 2013"><img alt="Dale in 2013" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Dick_Dale.jpg/220px-Dick_Dale.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Dick_Dale.jpg/330px-Dick_Dale.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Dick_Dale.jpg/440px-Dick_Dale.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1494" data-file-height="1711" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Dale in 2013</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Richard Anthony Monsour</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">The King of the Surf Guitar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1937-05-04</span>)</span>May 4, 1937<br /><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 16, 2019<span style="display:none">(2019-03-16)</span> (aged 81)<br /><a href="/wiki/Loma_Linda" class="mw-redirect" title="Loma Linda">Loma Linda</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Surf_music" title="Surf music">Surf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockabilly" title="Rockabilly">rockabilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proto-punk" title="Proto-punk">proto-punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proto-metal" class="mw-redirect" title="Proto-metal">proto-metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Instrumental_rock" title="Instrumental rock">instrumental rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Musician</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument</th><td class="infobox-data note">Guitar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1955–2019</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/GNP_Crescendo_Records" title="GNP Crescendo Records">GNP Crescendo Records</a></li><li>Deltone</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Richard Anthony Monsour</b> (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as <b>Dick Dale</b>, was an American <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> guitarist. He was a pioneer of <a href="/wiki/Surf_music" title="Surf music">surf music</a>, drawing on <a href="/wiki/Middle_Eastern_music" title="Middle Eastern music">Middle Eastern music</a> <a href="/wiki/Scale_(music)" title="Scale (music)">scales</a> and experimenting with <a href="/wiki/Reverb_effect" title="Reverb effect">reverb</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dale was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Surf_Guitar" title="King of the Surf Guitar">his second studio album</a>. </p><p>Dale was one of the most influential guitarists of all time and especially of the early 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of the leading bands in surf music, such as <a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" title="The Beach Boys">The Beach Boys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jan_and_Dean" title="Jan and Dean">Jan and Dean</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Trashmen" title="The Trashmen">The Trashmen</a>, were influenced by Dale's music, and often included recordings of Dale's songs in their albums.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His style and music influenced guitarists such as <a href="/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Townshend" title="Pete Townshend">Pete Townshend</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Van_Halen" title="Eddie Van Halen">Eddie Van Halen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He has been credited with popularizing <a href="/wiki/Alternate_picking" title="Alternate picking">tremolo picking</a> on electric guitar, a technique that is now widely used in many musical genres (such as <a href="/wiki/Extreme_metal" title="Extreme metal">extreme metal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a>, etc.).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His speedy single-note staccato picking technique was unrivaled until guitarists like Eddie Van Halen entered the music scene.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He is cited as one of the fathers of heavy metal for pushing the limits of amplification.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Working together with <a href="/wiki/Leo_Fender" title="Leo Fender">Leo Fender</a>, Dale helped to develop new equipment that was capable of producing thick and previously unheard volumes including the first-ever 100-watt <a href="/wiki/Guitar_amplifier" title="Guitar amplifier">guitar amplifier</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dale also pioneered the use of portable reverb effects.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The use of his recording of "<a href="/wiki/Misirlou" title="Misirlou">Misirlou</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino" title="Quentin Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a> in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Pulp_Fiction" title="Pulp Fiction">Pulp Fiction</a></i> led to his return in the 1990s, marked by four albums and world tours. He was also nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy</a> in the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category for the song "<a href="/wiki/Pipeline_(instrumental)" title="Pipeline (instrumental)">Pipeline</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan" title="Stevie Ray Vaughan">Stevie Ray Vaughan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In "<i>Rolling Stone'</i>s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", Dale was ranked 31st in 2003 and 74th in the 2011 revision.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dick Dale was born Richard Anthony Monsour in <a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston, Massachusetts</a>, on May 4, 1937. He was of <a href="/wiki/Lebanese_people" title="Lebanese people">Lebanese</a> descent from his father, James,<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and of <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Polish</a>-<a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarusian</a> descent from his mother, Sophia "Fern" (née Danksewicz).<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto3_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His family subsequently moved to <a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts" title="Quincy, Massachusetts">Quincy, Massachusetts</a>, which at the time had a significant Lebanese population in the neighborhood of <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Point" title="Quincy Point">Quincy Point</a>. He learned the piano when he was nine after listening to his aunt playing it.<sup id="cite_ref-PopMusicEncyclopedia_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopMusicEncyclopedia-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was given a trumpet in seventh grade, and later acquired a <a href="/wiki/Ukulele" title="Ukulele">ukulele</a> (for $6 <a href="/wiki/Part_exchange" title="Part exchange">part exchange</a>), after having become influenced by <a href="/wiki/Hank_Williams" title="Hank Williams">Hank Williams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first song he played on the ukulele was "<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Waltz" title="Tennessee Waltz">Tennessee Waltz</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-auto_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also influenced musically by his uncle, who taught him how to play the <a href="/wiki/Goblet_drum" title="Goblet drum">tarabaki</a> and could play the <a href="/wiki/Oud" title="Oud">oud</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-last_fm_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-last_fm-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-washfile_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washfile-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dale then bought a guitar from a friend for $8, paying him back in installments. He learned to play the instrument, using both <a href="/wiki/Lead_guitar" title="Lead guitar">lead</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_guitar" title="Rhythm guitar">rhythm</a> styles, so that the guitar filled the place of drums. His early tarabaki drumming later influenced his guitar playing, particularly his rapid <a href="/wiki/Alternate_picking" title="Alternate picking">alternate picking</a> technique. Dale referred to this as "the pulsation", noting all instruments he played derived from the tarabaki.<sup id="cite_ref-washfile_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washfile-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was raised in Quincy until he completed the eleventh grade at <a href="/wiki/Quincy_High_School_(Massachusetts)" title="Quincy High School (Massachusetts)">Quincy High School</a> in 1954, when his father, a machinist, took a job working for <a href="/wiki/Hughes_Aircraft_Company" title="Hughes Aircraft Company">Hughes Aircraft Company</a> in the Southern California aerospace industry.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LA_Times_20_May_1993_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_Times_20_May_1993-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The family moved to <a href="/wiki/El_Segundo,_California" title="El Segundo, California">El Segundo, California</a>. Dale spent his senior year at and graduated from <a href="/wiki/Washington_Preparatory_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Preparatory High School">Washington Senior High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He learned to surf at the age of 17.<sup id="cite_ref-Hodgins_News_15_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hodgins_News_15-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a Lebanese-American, he retained a strong interest in <a href="/wiki/Arabic_music" title="Arabic music">Arabic music</a>, which later played a major role in his development of surf music.<sup id="cite_ref-washfile_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washfile-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960s">1960s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dale began playing in local country western rockabilly bars where he met Texas Tiny in 1955, who gave him the name "Dick Dale" because he thought it was a good name for a country singer.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fender_Showman_Ampi,_MIM_PHX.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Fender_Showman_Ampi%2C_MIM_PHX.jpg/170px-Fender_Showman_Ampi%2C_MIM_PHX.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Fender_Showman_Ampi%2C_MIM_PHX.jpg/255px-Fender_Showman_Ampi%2C_MIM_PHX.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Fender_Showman_Ampi%2C_MIM_PHX.jpg/340px-Fender_Showman_Ampi%2C_MIM_PHX.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1936" /></a><figcaption>Fender Showman, owned by Dick Dale</figcaption></figure> <p>Dale employed non-Western <a href="/wiki/Scale_(music)" title="Scale (music)">scales</a> in his playing. He regularly used <a href="/wiki/Reverb_effect" title="Reverb effect">reverb</a>, which became a trademark of surf guitar. Being lefthanded, Dale would become known for his unorthodox method of playing a right-handed guitar upside-down, doing so (like <a href="/wiki/Albert_King" title="Albert King">Albert King</a>) without restringing the guitar (while Hendrix, by comparison, would restring his guitar). Even after he acquired a proper left-handed guitar, Dale continued to use his reverse stringing.<sup id="cite_ref-last_fm_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-last_fm-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He often played by reaching over the fretboard, rather than wrapping his fingers up from underneath. </p><p>He partnered with <a href="/wiki/Leo_Fender" title="Leo Fender">Leo Fender</a> to test new equipment. In interviews Dale noted that Fender had stated "When it can withstand the barrage of punishment from Dick Dale, then it is fit for the human consumption." His combination of loud amplifiers and heavy gauge strings led him to be called the "Father of Heavy Metal".<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Dale blew up several Fender amplifiers, Leo Fender and <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Tavares" title="Freddie Tavares">Freddie Tavares</a> saw Dale play at the <a href="/wiki/Rendezvous_Ballroom" title="Rendezvous Ballroom">Rendezvous Ballroom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Balboa,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Balboa, California">Balboa, California</a>, and identified the problem arose from him creating a sound louder than the audience screaming. The pair visited the <a href="/wiki/James_B._Lansing" class="mw-redirect" title="James B. Lansing">James B. Lansing</a> loudspeaker company and asked for a custom 15-inch loudspeaker, which became the <a href="/wiki/JBL_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="JBL (company)">JBL</a> D130F model, and was known as the Single Showman Amp. Dale's combination of a <a href="/wiki/Fender_Stratocaster" title="Fender Stratocaster">Fender Stratocaster</a> with a Fender Showman Amp allowed him to attain significantly louder volume levels unobtainable by then-conventional equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-official_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthering the development, the Showman Amp later added a second 15-inch JBL D-130 speaker, and it was named the Dual Showman Amp. </p><p>Dale's performances at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa in mid to late 1961 are credited with the creation of the surf music phenomenon. Dale obtained permission to use the 3,000 person capacity ballroom for surfer dances after overcrowding at a local <a href="/wiki/Ice_cream_parlor" title="Ice cream parlor">ice cream parlor</a> where he performed made him seek other venues.<sup id="cite_ref-surfingmuseum-rendezvous_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-surfingmuseum-rendezvous-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rendezvous ownership and the city of <a href="/wiki/Newport_Beach,_California" title="Newport Beach, California">Newport Beach</a> agreed to Dale's request on the condition that he prohibit alcohol sales and implement a <a href="/wiki/Dress_code" title="Dress code">dress code</a>. Dale's events at the ballrooms, called "stomps", quickly became legendary, and the events routinely sold out.<sup id="cite_ref-surfingmuseum-rendezvous_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-surfingmuseum-rendezvous-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Dick_Dale_-_Let%27s_Go_Trippin%27.ogg" title="File:Dick Dale - Let's Go Trippin'.ogg">Dick Dale – "Let's Go Trippin'" (1961)</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="32" data-mwtitle="Dick_Dale_-_Let's_Go_Trippin'.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/Dick_Dale_-_Let%27s_Go_Trippin%27.ogg" type="audio/ogg; 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It is often considered Dale's signature single.</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr /><i class="selfreference">Problems playing these files? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <p>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go_Trippin%27" title="Let's Go Trippin'">Let's Go Trippin'</a>" is one of the first surf rock songs.<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was followed by more locally released songs, including "Jungle Fever" and "Surf Beat" on his own Deltone label. His first full-length album was <i><a href="/wiki/Surfers%27_Choice" title="Surfers' Choice">Surfers' Choice</a></i> in 1962. The album was picked up by <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a> and distributed nationally, and Dale soon began appearing on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a></i>, and in films where he played his signature single "<a href="/wiki/Misirlou" title="Misirlou">Miserlou</a>". He later stated, "I still remember the first night we played it ("Misirlou"). I changed the tempo, and just started <i>cranking</i> on that mother. And ... it was eerie. The people came rising up off the floor, and they were chanting and stomping. I guess that was the beginning of the surfer's stomp."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His second album was named after his performing nickname, "King of the Surf Guitar".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dale later said "There was a tremendous amount of power I felt while surfing and that feeling of power was simply transferred into my guitar". His playing style reflected the experience he had when surfing, and projecting the power of the ocean to people.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dale and the Del-Tones performed both sides of his Capitol single, "Secret Surfin' Spot" in the 1963 movie <i><a href="/wiki/Beach_Party" title="Beach Party">Beach Party</a></i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Avalon" title="Frankie Avalon">Frankie Avalon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Annette_Funicello" title="Annette Funicello">Annette Funicello</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group performed the songs "My First Love", "Runnin' Wild" and "Muscle Beach" in the 1964 film, <i><a href="/wiki/Muscle_Beach_Party" title="Muscle Beach Party">Muscle Beach Party</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-grauniad_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grauniad-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_career">Later career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Surf rock's national popularity was somewhat brief, as the <a href="/wiki/British_Invasion" title="British Invasion">British Invasion</a> began to overtake the American charts in 1964. Though he continued performing live, Dale developed <a href="/wiki/Colorectal_cancer" title="Colorectal cancer">colorectal cancer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-grauniad_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grauniad-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the liner notes of <i>Better Shred Than Dead: The Dick Dale Anthology</i>, Dale quoted <a href="/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a> saying: "Then you'll never hear surf music again" in response to hearing he might be terminally ill. Dale covered "<a href="/wiki/Third_Stone_from_the_Sun" title="Third Stone from the Sun">Third Stone from the Sun</a>" as a tribute to Hendrix.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though he recovered, he retired from music for several years. In 1979, he almost lost a leg after a pollution-related infection of a mild swimming injury. As a result, Dale became an <a href="/wiki/Environmental_movement" title="Environmental movement">environmental activist</a> and soon began performing again. He recorded a new album in 1986 and was nominated for a Grammy. In 1987, he appeared in the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Beach" title="Back to the Beach">Back to the Beach</a></i>, playing surf music and performing "<a href="/wiki/Pipeline_(instrumental)" title="Pipeline (instrumental)">Pipeline</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan" title="Stevie Ray Vaughan">Stevie Ray Vaughan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-grauniad_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grauniad-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993, he recorded a guitar solo for the track "Should Have Known" released as a vinyl single by the Southern California <a href="/wiki/Indie_band" class="mw-redirect" title="Indie band">indie band</a>, The Pagodas.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The use of "<a href="/wiki/Misirlou" title="Misirlou">Miserlou</a>" in the 1994 <a href="/wiki/Quentin_Tarantino" title="Quentin Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Pulp_Fiction" title="Pulp Fiction">Pulp Fiction</a></i> gained him a new audience. The following year, <a href="/wiki/John_Peel" title="John Peel">John Peel</a> praised his playing following a gig in the Garage, London.<sup id="cite_ref-Snapes_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Snapes-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Peel later selected "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go_Trippin%27" title="Let's Go Trippin'">Let's Go Trippin'</a>" as the theme tune for his <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_4" title="BBC Radio 4">BBC Radio 4</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Home_Truths" title="Home Truths">Home Truths</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same year, he recorded a surf-rock version of <a href="/wiki/Camille_Saint-Sa%C3%ABns" title="Camille Saint-Saëns">Camille Saint-Saëns</a>'s "Aquarium" from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Carnival_of_the_Animals" title="The Carnival of the Animals">The Carnival of the Animals</a></i> for the musical score of the enclosed roller coaster, <a href="/wiki/Space_Mountain_(Disneyland)" title="Space Mountain (Disneyland)">Space Mountain</a> at <a href="/wiki/Disneyland" title="Disneyland">Disneyland</a> in <a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dale was inducted to the Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame in 1996. In 2000 the U.S. House of Representatives elected Dale into the Library of Congress Hall of Records for outstanding achievements in music.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2005, <a href="/wiki/Q_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Q magazine"><i>Q</i> magazine</a> placed Dale's version at number 89 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> In 2009, Dale was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Musicians_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum">Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dale is also a 2011 inductee into the Surfing Walk of Fame in <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Beach,_California" title="Huntington Beach, California">Huntington Beach, California</a>, in the Surf Culture category.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dick_Dale_@_The_Tractor_Tavern_9-11-2006_(2366673198).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Dick_Dale_%40_The_Tractor_Tavern_9-11-2006_%282366673198%29.jpg/220px-Dick_Dale_%40_The_Tractor_Tavern_9-11-2006_%282366673198%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Dick_Dale_%40_The_Tractor_Tavern_9-11-2006_%282366673198%29.jpg/330px-Dick_Dale_%40_The_Tractor_Tavern_9-11-2006_%282366673198%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Dick_Dale_%40_The_Tractor_Tavern_9-11-2006_%282366673198%29.jpg/440px-Dick_Dale_%40_The_Tractor_Tavern_9-11-2006_%282366673198%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1397" data-file-height="1587" /></a><figcaption>Dale performing in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>In June 2009, Dale began a West Coast tour from <a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">southern California</a> to <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>, with approximately 20 concert dates. "Forever Came Calling" (or FCC) featured Dale's then-17-year-old son, Jimmie Dale on drums, who opened for him. He was scheduled to play the Australian One Great Night On Earth festival to raise funds to benefit those affected by the <a href="/wiki/Black_Saturday_bushfires" title="Black Saturday bushfires">Black Saturday bushfires</a> and other natural disasters.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dale said that he was forced to keep touring to the end of his life, because of his inability to afford his medical costs.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had many health issues, including diabetes, <a href="/wiki/Kidney_failure" title="Kidney failure">kidney failure</a>, and vertebrae damage that made performing excruciatingly painful.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of his death, Dale had tour dates scheduled into November 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dale was married three times. His first wife Jeannie in the 1970s was a Tahitian dancer in Hawaii and provided backup vocals for the 1975 release "Spanish Eyes".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Together, they created a musical revue and toured at resorts in Las Vegas, Reno and Lake Tahoe. From the proceeds, the couple made successful investments in nightclubs and real estate, allowing Dale to purchase his three-story 17 room dream mansion at "the Wedge" in Newport Beach. Jeannie toured with Dale and his Deltones through the early '80s up until their very public and bitter divorce in 1984, which depleted much of Dale's accumulated wealth.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He met his second wife Jill in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Together they had a son, James (who later performed professionally as Jimmy Dale), born in 1992. Dale credits Jill for his transition from surf music to a more raw and stripped-down style that consisted of just him and two other musicians. Jill provided back up vocals and drum tracks for Dale's 1993 <i><a href="/wiki/Tribal_Thunder" title="Tribal Thunder">Tribal Thunder</a></i> album.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dale married his third wife Lana in 2011. Dale later owned a home with a small private airstrip in the Mojave Desert east of Los Angeles, and flew his own private aircraft (a <a href="/wiki/Piper_PA-20_Pacer" title="Piper PA-20 Pacer">Piper Tri-Pacer</a>). The airstrip was marked as "Dale" on the NOAA aeronautical charts. </p><p>He said that, for health reasons, he never used <a href="/wiki/Alcohol_(drug)" title="Alcohol (drug)">alcohol</a> or other <a href="/wiki/Drug" title="Drug">drugs</a>, and discouraged their use by band members and road crew. In 1972, he stopped eating <a href="/wiki/Red_meat" title="Red meat">red meat</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He studied <a href="/wiki/American_Kenpo" title="American Kenpo">Kenpo karate</a> for over 30 years.<sup id="cite_ref-official_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-official-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-washfile_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washfile-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early 2008, he experienced a recurrence of colorectal cancer and completed a surgical, <a href="/wiki/Chemotherapy" title="Chemotherapy">chemotherapy</a>, and radiation treatment regimen.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dale died in <a href="/wiki/Loma_Linda,_California" title="Loma Linda, California">Loma Linda, California</a>, on March 16, 2019, at the age of 81.<sup id="cite_ref-Snapes_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Snapes-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Tamarkin_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tamarkin-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was treated for <a href="/wiki/Heart_failure" title="Heart failure">heart failure</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kidney_failure" title="Kidney failure">kidney failure</a> prior to his death.<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="As_Dick_Dale_&_His_Del-Tones"><span id="As_Dick_Dale_.26_His_Del-Tones"></span>As Dick Dale & His Del-Tones</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: As Dick Dale & His Del-Tones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Surfers%27_Choice" title="Surfers' Choice">Surfers' Choice</a></i> (Deltone, 1962; <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a>, 1963; <a href="/wiki/Sundazed_Music" title="Sundazed Music">Sundazed</a>, 2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Surf_Guitar" title="King of the Surf Guitar">King of the Surf Guitar</a></i> (Capitol, 1963; Sundazed, 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Checkered_Flag_(album)" title="Checkered Flag (album)">Checkered Flag</a></i> (Capitol, 1963; Sundazed, 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Eliminator" title="Mr. Eliminator">Mr. Eliminator</a></i> (Capitol, 1964; Sundazed, 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Summer_Surf" title="Summer Surf">Summer Surf</a></i> (Capitol, 1964; Sundazed, 2007)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="As_Dick_Dale">As Dick Dale</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: As Dick Dale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Tribal_Thunder" title="Tribal Thunder">Tribal Thunder</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Hightone_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Hightone Records">Hightone</a>, 1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unknown_Territory_(Dick_Dale_album)" title="Unknown Territory (Dick Dale album)">Unknown Territory</a></i> (Hightone, 1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Calling_Up_Spirits" title="Calling Up Spirits">Calling Up Spirits</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Beggars_Banquet_Records" title="Beggars Banquet Records">Beggars Banquet</a>, 1996)</li> <li><i>Spacial Disorientation</i> (Dick Dale/The Music Force, 2001)<sup id="cite_ref-am_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-am-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live_albums">Live albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Live albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Rock Out with Dick Dale & His Del-Tones: Live at Ciro's</i> (Capitol, 1965; Sundazed [LP only], 2010)</li> <li><i>The Tigers Loose</i> (Balboa, 1983; <a href="/wiki/Rhino_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhino Records">Rhino</a> [LP only], 1987)</li> <li><i>Live on the Santa Monica Pier</i> (Rockbeat, 1994/1996 [rel. 2014]) 2CD</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compilations">Compilations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Compilations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Greatest Hits</i> (<a href="/wiki/GNP_Crescendo_Records" title="GNP Crescendo Records">GNP Crescendo</a> [LP issue], 1975; GNP Crescendo [CD issue], 1992)</li> <li><i>King of the Surf Guitar: The Best of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones</i> (Rhino [LP issue], 1986; Rhino [CD issue], 1989)</li> <li><i>Better Shred Than Dead: The Dick Dale Anthology</i> (Rhino, 1997) 2CD</li> <li><i>Singles Collection '61–'65</i> (Sundazed, 2010) 2LP</li> <li><i>Guitar Legend: The Very Best of Dick Dale</i> (<a href="/wiki/Shout!_Factory" class="mw-redirect" title="Shout! Factory">Shout! Factory</a>, 2010)</li> <li><i>King of the Surf Guitar</i> (Rockbeat, 2012) 2LP; 1CD</li> <li><i>At the Drags</i> (Rockbeat, 2012) 2LP; 1CD</li> <li><i>Misirlou: Dick Dale & His Del-Tones</i> (<a href="/wiki/Jasmine_Records" title="Jasmine Records">Jasmine</a>, 2018)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:20px;" rowspan="1">Year </th> <th style="width:380px;" rowspan="1">Titles (A-side, B-side)<br /><small>Both sides from same album except where indicated</small> </th> <th style="width:140px;" rowspan="1">Label & number </th> <th rowspan="1">Album </th> <th style="width:60px;" rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:60px;" rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">AU</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1958 </td> <td align="left">"Ooh-Whee-Marie"<br /><small>b/w "Breaking Heart"</small> </td> <td>Deltone 5012 </td> <td align="left" rowspan="4">Non-album tracks </td> <td align="center">- </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1959 </td> <td align="left">"Stop Teasing"<br /><small>b/w "Without Your Love"</small> </td> <td>Deltone 5013 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2">1960 </td> <td align="left">"St. Louis Blues"<br /><small>b/w "Jessie Pearl"</small> </td> <td>Deltone 5014 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"We'll Never Hear The End Of It"<br /><small>b/w "The Fairest Of Them All"</small> </td> <td>Concert Room 371; Cupid 103 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1961 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go_Trippin%27" title="Let's Go Trippin'">Let's Go Trippin'</a>"<br /><small>b/w "Del-Tone Rock" (Non-album track)</small> </td> <td>Deltone 5017 </td> <td align="left"><i>Surfer's Choice</i> </td> <td align="center">60 </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="3">1962 </td> <td align="left">"Jungle Fever"<br /><small>b/w "Shake-N-Stomp" (from <i>Surfer's Choice</i>)</small> </td> <td>Deltone 5018 </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2">Non-album tracks </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Misirlou" title="Misirlou">Miserlou</a>"<br /><small>b/w "Eight Till Midnight"</small> </td> <td>Deltone 5019; Capitol 4939 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Peppermint Man"<br /><small>b/w "Surf Beat"</small> </td> <td>Deltone 5020; Capitol 4940 </td> <td align="left"><i>Surfer's Choice</i> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="5">1963 </td> <td align="left">"A Run For Life"<br /><small>b/w "Lovin' On My Brain"</small> </td> <td>Deltone 5028 </td> <td align="left">Non-album tracks </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"King Of The Surf Guitar"<br /><small>b/w "Hava Nagila"</small> </td> <td>Capitol 4963 </td> <td align="left"><i>King Of The Surf Guitar</i> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Surfin' and A-Swingin'"<br /><small>b/w "Secret Surfin' Spot"</small> </td> <td>Capitol 5010 </td> <td align="left">Non-album tracks </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"The Scavenger"<br /><small>b/w "Wild Ideas" (Non-album track)</small> </td> <td>Capitol 5048 </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><i>Checkered Flag</i> </td> <td align="center">98 </td> <td align="center">93 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"The Wedge"<br /><small>b/w "Night Rider"</small> </td> <td>Capitol 5098 </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="4">1964 </td> <td align="left">"Mr. Eliminator"<br /><small>b/w "The Victor"</small> </td> <td>Capitol 5140 </td> <td align="left"><i>Mr. Eliminator</i> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Wild Wild Mustang"<br /><small>b/w "Grudge Run" (from <i>Checkered Flag</i>)</small> </td> <td>Capitol 5187 </td> <td align="left">Non-album track </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Glory Wave"<br /><small>b/w "Never On Sunday"</small> </td> <td>Capitol 5225 </td> <td align="left"><i>Summer Surf</i> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Who Can He Be"<br /><small>b/w "Oh Marie"</small> </td> <td>Capitol 5290 </td> <td align="left">Non-album tracks </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1965 </td> <td align="left">"Let's Go Trippin' 65"<br /><small>b/w "Watusi Jo"</small> </td> <td>Capitol 5389 </td> <td align="left"><i>Live at Ciro's</i> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1967 </td> <td align="left">"Taco Wagon"<br /><small>b/w "Spanish Kiss" (from <i>Summer Surf</i>)</small> </td> <td>Cougar 712 </td> <td align="left"><i>Mr. Eliminator</i> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1975 </td> <td align="left">"Let's Go Trippin'"<br /><small>b/w "Those Memories Of You"</small> </td> <td>GNP Crescendo 804 </td> <td align="left"><i>Greatest Hits</i> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1987 </td> <td align="left">"Pipeline"<small> (with <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan" title="Stevie Ray Vaughan">Stevie Ray Vaughan</a>)<br />b/w "Love Struck Baby" by Stevie Ray Vaughan (Non-album track)</small> </td> <td>Columbia 38-07340 </td> <td><i>Back To The Beach (soundtrack)</i> </td> <td align="center">– </td> <td align="center">- </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Soundtracks">Soundtracks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Soundtracks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pulp_Fiction_(soundtrack)" title="Pulp Fiction (soundtrack)"><i>Pulp Fiction</i></a> (1994)<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Jockey" title="Rocket Jockey">Rocket Jockey</a></i> (1996)<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dale&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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Rough Guides. p. 263. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781843531050" title="Special:BookSources/9781843531050"><bdi>9781843531050</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230707080231/https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&q=Dick+Dale&pg=PP273">Archived</a> from the original on July 7, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac"><i>The New Rolling Stone Album Guide</i></a></span>. 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Szatmary, Rockin' in Time, 8th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2014), p. 73.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jambase.com/article/dick-dale-surf-guitar-death">"Guitarist Dick Dale 1937 – 2019"</a>. <i>Jambase</i>. March 18, 2019. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230715024641/https://www.jambase.com/article/dick-dale-surf-guitar-death">Archived</a> from the original on July 15, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 10,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Discogs&rft.atitle=Pagodas+7%22+single+%22Should+Have+Known+%28featuring+Dick+Dale%29%22+on+Discogs&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discogs.com%2Frelease%2F4009354-The-Pagodas-Should-Have-Known%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADick+Dale" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Snapes-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Snapes_38-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Snapes_38-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSnapes2019" class="citation news cs1">Snapes, Laura (March 17, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/17/dick-dale-dies-aged-81-misirlou-pulp-fiction">"Dick Dale, godfather of surf guitar, dies aged 81"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077">0261-3077</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190317211013/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/17/dick-dale-dies-aged-81-misirlou-pulp-fiction">Archived</a> from the original on March 17, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Blandford Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7137-1890-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-7137-1890-0"><bdi>0-7137-1890-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Surf+City%2C+Drag+City&rft.pub=Blandford+Press&rft.date=1986&rft.isbn=0-7137-1890-0&rft.aulast=Burt&rft.aufirst=Rob&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADick+Dale" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSzatmary1987" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Szatmary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Szatmary (page does not exist)">Szatmary, David</a> (1987). <i>Rockin' in Time: A Social History of Rock-and-Roll</i>. 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