Jul022025

Dick Dale and His Del-Tones

Dick Dale wasn't nicknamed "King of the Surf Guitar" for nothing: he pretty much invented the style single-handedly, and no matter who copied or expanded upon his blueprint, he remained the fieriest, most technically gifted musician the genre ever produced. Dale's pioneering use of Middle Eastern and Eastern European melodies (learned organically through his familial heritage) was among the first in any genre of American popular music, and predated the teaching of such "exotic" scales in guitar-shredder academies by two decades. Read more on Last.fm

Track: Misirlou

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Misirlou
896780
2Miserlou
298140
3Surf Beat
78829
4Let's Go Trippin'
67537
5Night Rider
55965
6King of the surf guitar
53094
7The Wedge
50061
8The victor
41722
9Mr. Eliminator
39649
10Surfing Drums
30520