Dick Dale (due tonight at the Gothic Theatre) is one of the most influential living musicians. If Dale hadn’t blown the first 48 guitar amplifiers Leo Fender had brought to him, guitar amps as we now ...

Dick Dale died on Saturday after suffering from many health issues for several years, according to reports Dick Dale, the “King of the Surf Guitar” whose biggest hit served as the opening song for ...

I can’t really read music, but I do know that a thick vertical line at the end of a measure means the song has come to its end. Well, it’s almost time to draw that line on Dale Music, the venerable ...

Since opening in 1950, the store has amassed one of the biggest collections of sheet music in the country. SILVER SPRING, Md. — Montgomery County native Dennis Keuper remembers the days when he used ...

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 ...

In a career that spanned 60 years, Dick Dale didn’t once crack Billboard’s Top 40. He’s also not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. And if you look in any of the classic, old-school record guides—those ...

Warning: Just five minutes with 74-year-old surf rocker Dick Dale and his infamous Fender Strat could cause spilled Mai Tais, random outbreaks of retro dance moves (e.g. the Swim or Splashin’ Round), ...

Dick Dale, the legendary musician known as the “King of the Surf Guitar,” has died, according to TMZ, citing Sam Bolle, Dick’s live bassist. He was 81. Dale pioneered and created what many call the ...

The Beach Boys may have perfected surf music, but Dick Dale invented it. Dale, who died of heart and kidney failure Saturday at age 81, singlehandedly created the distinctive surf-guitar sound that ...

Nearly 60 years ago, surfers flocked to the waves along Newport Beach to try mastering the new craze. When the sun set, they needed someplace to dance and Dick Dale delivered it at Rendezvous Ballroom ...