18-03-2019 14:19 via kfor.com

Dick Dale, music legend known as ‘King of the Surf Guitar,’ dies at 81

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 surf music style, drawing on Middle-Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation.
“He was an original, he always did things the way he wanted to do them … his own way. Long before punk rock, he was doing that,” Bolle said.
Dale worked closely
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