Jump to content

Dick Dale dead at 81


Gil Bang

Recommended Posts

Was coming in to post this.
If you played some type of guitar that you plugged in somewhere in some rock band or another from 1960 through oh, 2019, you were influenced greatly by Dick Dale.  Period.

RIP to a giant, no a GIANT who everyone from George Harrison to Ike Turner to Jimi Hendrix to the guy who plays guitar for Hanson gave huge respect props to.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

12 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

RIP.  Scanned this bio at wikipedia.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Dale

Interesting factoids:  he was Lebanese and the surf sound derived from Arabic music.  And he pushed Fender to make amps go to 11 (over 100W!!!!111!).

Also says he kept playing to pay medical bills.

I guess maybe the revelation that surf guitar is of Arabic origin is a blinding glimpse of the obvious.  Uncharacteristically for me, I had never looked up the origin of the word "misirlou."

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.



×
×
  • Create New...