Classic Rock
Rockers react to Dick Dale’s death
The father of surf music, Dick Dale left us at 81 this week, the musician inspired millions of people around the world with his unique style. And some famous rockers reacted to his death on social media.
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Sad 2 hear the 'King of the Surf Guitar'
Dick Dale has passed on, RIP…— Billy Idol (@BillyIdol) March 18, 2019
RIP Dick Dale. King Of The Surf Guitar.
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) March 18, 2019
I’m sorry to hear about Dick Dale passing. Dick’s guitar playing was a big influence on all of us, and we covered “Misirlou” on our Surfin’ USA album in ‘63. Love & Mercy to Dick’s family. pic.twitter.com/QPd2wzo7zB
— Brian Wilson (@BrianWilsonLive) 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 (@rickspringfield) March 18, 2019
RIP Dick Dale
— Joe Satriani (@chickenfootjoe) March 17, 2019
Rest In Peace Dick Dale… True original, So Cal Surf, American icon and a gentlemen of the highest order. pic.twitter.com/G3Uw5Xk055
— Joe Bonamassa (Official) (@JBONAMASSA) March 17, 2019
Rip Dick Dale the King Of the Surf guitar https://t.co/kREuwdOPcA.
— matt sorum (@mattsorum) March 17, 2019
Rip Dick Dale the King Of the Surf guitar https://t.co/kREuwdOPcA.
— matt sorum (@mattsorum) March 17, 2019
The American guitarist Dick Dale died on sunday (17) at 81, the official cause of Dick’s death, born Richard Anthony Monsour in Boston was a heart failure, but is known to have been suffering from cancer also.
Dick Dale, the pioneer surf rock guitarist, was seen practically as the creator of the style, whose greatest commercial success was “Miserlou,” immortalized in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.
Life and Career
Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), better known by his stage name Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. He pioneered and created what many call the surf music style, drawing on Middle-Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation. He worked closely with Fender to produce custom made amplifiers, including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier.
He pushed the limits of electric amplification technology, helping to develop new equipment that was capable of producing distorted, “thick, clearly defined tones” at “previously undreamed-of volumes.” The “breakneck speed of his single-note staccato picking technique” and showmanship with the guitar is considered a precursor to heavy metal music, influencing guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen.
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