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Dick Dale & the Del-Tones

Last album

August 4, 1989

First published

January 13, 2009

Downloads

843 albums downloaded

Biography

Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Quincy, Massachusetts) is "The King of the Surf Guitar": a pioneer of surf rock and one of the most influential guitarists of the early 1960s. He experimented with reverberation and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers, including the first ever 100 watt amp.

Albums

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  King Of The Surf Guitar: The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones Published in 1989