VIDEO: ‘Surf Rock’ Creator Dick Dale Dead at 81
Monday, March 18, 2019
Dale is credited with creating the 1960s genre, "surf rock."
His signature sound mixed staccato picking and reverb with Middle Eastern melodies.
It went on to earn him the nickname, "King of the Surf Guitar."
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