Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surf guitar is iconic. The moment you hear a tremolo-picking slide you can instantly imagine surfers riding waves and hanging 10.

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There’s no need to catch an actual wave to feel like you’re out in the California surf this month thanks to the return of a festival that celebrates beach music. The 15th annual Surf Guitar 101 ...

Dick Dale, “the King of the Surf Guitar,” has died at the age of 81. “Dick Dale was truly the King of Surf Guitar. Before the Beach Boys gave this new genre lyrics, Dick Dale was providing the ...

Like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, Dick Dale was an undisputed guitar god. Known as The King of Surf Guitar, he amplified the sound of California’s surf culture with his gold Fender Stratocaster ...

The Blue Hawaiians from Los Angeles were there, as were Frankie & the Pool Boys from San Francisco and Fascinating Creatures of the Deep from Santa Cruz. The Black Flamingos came in from New Jersey as ...

Surf guitar king Dick Dale, known for hits like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin," has died at age 81. AP Photo/Richard Drew LOS ANGELES -- Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord ...

Surf guitar king Dick Dale, known for hits like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin," has died at age 81. AP Photo/Richard Drew LOS ANGELES -- Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord ...

Dick Dale, the “King of the Surf Guitar” who formulated the sound and attack of the Southern California-bred instrumental style in the early ‘60s, has died. He was 81. His bassist, Sam Bolle, ...