Apr242024

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

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# Title Plays
1Misirlou
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2Miserlou
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3Surf Beat
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4Let's Go Trippin'
63986
5Night Rider
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6The Wedge
48042
7King of the surf guitar
42076
8The victor
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9Mr. Eliminator
38979
10Misirlou - Single Version
36260