Music of The American guitarist Dick Dale, the pioneer of surfrock, is Saturday night at age 81 died. The musician was best known for the hit song ‘Misirlou’ from 1962. The live bassist of Dale, Sam Bolle, confirmed the news to The Guardian.
Dick Dale was in may, 1937, born as Richard Anthony Monsour. His father was Lebanese and his mother Polish. In his music you can hear the influences from the Middle East. Dale developed a separate exotic sound that is especially popular with surfmuziek.
He was one of the first guitarists that the use of galmeffecten, that the guitar is a ‘wet sound’, introduced. In addition, the rapid staccato manner of playing guitar is his trademark.
‘Misirlou’ was a national hit when he the number on the ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ played in 1962. In 1994 it was again popular after the film director Quentin Tarantino the song used as opening music for the cult classic film Pulp Fiction.
Sinatra
Dale claimed that Frank Sinatra had suggested to his manager. He would not, however, on the proposal to be entered, because the singer is 90 per cent of his income would have.
Dick Dale was one of the most influential guitarists of the 60’s.
