L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — One of the things that defined surf rocker Dick Dale’s music, career and his life was that he never held anything back. It was true of his quest for a thundering sound that could replicate the exhilarating feeling he experienced surfing the po... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — One of the things that defined surf rocker Dick Dale’s music, career and his life was that he never held anything back. It was true of his quest for a thundering sound that could replicate the exhilarating feeling he experienced surfing the po... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Dick Dale played electric guitar like he was more interested in the electricity than in the guitar. Listen to the way he starts his signature song, “Misirlou,” with the sound of his pick slicing against a quivering string — a power... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Dick Dale played electric guitar like he was more interested in the electricity than in the guitar. Listen to the way he starts his signature song, “Misirlou,” with the sound of his pick slicing against a quivering string — a power... more info

Stereogum — Dick Dale, the legendary surf rock guitarist best known for the Pulp Fiction soundtrack staple "Misirlou," died yesterday at age 81. Among the many paying tribute to the "King Of The Surf Guitar" is Jack White, a man whose eclectic retro-inspired sty... more info

Consequence of Sound — Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills, Slash, and more also honor the "King of Surf Guitar." more info

JamBase — Dick Dale, “The King Of The Surf Guitar,” died at the age of 81. more info

New York Times — Mr. Dale was known for “Misirlou,” which Quentin Tarantino used as the opening anthem to his film “Pulp Fiction.” more info

Reuters — Dick Dale, who became known as "king of the surf guitar" with a twangy rapid-fire, reverb-heavy sound that he said recreated what he heard in his head while riding the waves, has died at the age of 81, according to media reports. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — "I play like a lumberjack cutting down a tree," the musician told the Sun-Times in 1993. more info