Folks Of Interest RIP ... Dick Dale

Richard Anthony Monsour
(aka "Dick Dale")
May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019​

 

Condolences to his family.


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Total cool dude! He signed my CD,and my Muscle Beach Party movie lobby poster during a record store appearance! Had a nice conversation with him!


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May he rest in peace....

 

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Gosh, he was really good. Great music. May he "Rock On".

 

"KING OF THE SURF GUITAR".................RIP
He could play that guitar RH or LH

 

Bummer - his music was a very important part of the Southern California surfing scene - sincere sympathy goes out to his Family, friends & fans

 

Sad News
Prayers to Family

 

R.i.p.

 

Thank you Dick. You are always a part of who I am.

 

Oh man...we're all getting old! I really enjoyed his unique and distinctive guitar style...you could always tell it was him.

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Thanks for the tunes. You were a true pioneer and a tough old dude !

 

Bummer... Surf Guitar King is gone.. Loved his music and the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa.

 

When it came to the surfin scene and music he was the best.

 

Crazy isn't it? He was playing a left handed guitar strung as a right handed guitar.

 

I just noticed that even though he played a left handed guitar it was strung upside down as a right hander would be upside down played left handed.

You got me. I went to you tube to look at better videos.

 

Damn! going out to pay tribute now, and make it a lil louder than normal.

 

Damn x2, very sorry to hear this.

 

Hot Rods and Dick Dale & The Deltones… nothing better.. Sad
to hear of his passing.. RIP. King of Surf Guitar !

 

Mr. Machine Gun. Dang.

 

Condolences to the Dale Family and Friends on Dick's passing...his legacy in music and his connection to the Hotrod/Custom/Race scene will live on.

Thanks for sharing the loss of this iconic musician with us @HEMI32

In a roundabout way I was searching for info on the Hotrod Dick is leaning on...and low and behold Hamber @TerrytheK answered that question in a thread on The Late Dick Dale...May He Rest in Peace...



https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-rhythm-collision-6-dick-dale-headlining.112516

Credit to Photographer, Owner

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A few years back, 2004?, he was performing at a local bar. The owners had brought in sand for the outside area and one of the band members commented "We'll never get all this sand out of our equipment." I hung around until 2am in the morning for him to sign the dash of my 1950 Shoebox. He wrote "Cool short" and signed it. His signature joined Don Garlit's, Big Bopper Jr's, Bowser's (from Sha Na Na), and a few more. Unfortunately the signatures have mostly faded away.

RIP Dick Dale

 

Damn...One of my all time favorites, I love surf music, constantly have it on in my PU going to work or the shop on weekends. RIP Dick

 

Ahhh, sad. Rest in Peace Sir.
You have and continue to entertain a LOT of people for a very long time.

 

When you heard his music you knew it was him. As I remember the story he hung out with the Fender people and played the first or one of the first Stratocasters. They figured if it held up to Dale it was tough enough. Played the same way the rest of his life. He will be missed but left lots of us with great memories.'
Pete