Dick Dale, the “King of the Surf Guitar” who inspired musicians from the Beach Boys to Jimi Hendrix, died March 16 after battling cancer for more than 10 years, though the cause of his death hasn’t been announced. He was 81.
He and his band, the Del-Tones, recorded arguably the first surf rock song, “Let’s Go Trippin’,” in 1961. He best-known track, “Miserlou” set the tone playing under the opening credits for Quentin Tarantino’s film “Pulp Fiction” in 1994.
Dale’s death was confirmed to the Guardian by his bassist, Sam Bolle. In addition to fighting rectal cancer twice, he has suffered renal failure and diabetes in addition to other medical issues.
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