King of the Surf Guitar

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King of the Surf Guitar is the celebrated title of Dick Dale, the pioneering American musician whose loud, reverb-heavy style helped define surf rock in the early 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title
nickname
appliedTo Dick Dale NERFINISHED
associatedActivity surfing
associatedGenre rock and roll
surf rock
associatedInstrument Fender Stratocaster NERFINISHED
electric guitar
associatedStyle loud guitar sound
rapid alternate picking
reverb-heavy guitar tone
associatedSubculture surf culture
associatedWith Fender Showman amplifier NERFINISHED
spring reverb
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalDomain American popular music
surf music
describesOccupationOf Dick Dale NERFINISHED
era early 1960s
gainedRenewedAttentionThrough use of Misirlou in Pulp Fiction soundtrack
hasGenderAssociation male musician
hasNotableAssociation Fender Musical Instruments Corporation NERFINISHED
hasNotableSong Let’s Go Trippin’ NERFINISHED
Misirlou NERFINISHED
Surf Beat NERFINISHED
hasNotableWork King of the Surf Guitar (album) NERFINISHED
hasSubject guitar performance
surf music performance
honors status as influential surf guitarist
influenced garage rock guitarists
later surf rock bands
punk rock guitarists
language English
mediaType music-related title
notableFor defining surf rock guitar sound
influence on rock guitarists
recognizedAs pioneering surf rock title
refersTo Dick Dale NERFINISHED
regionOfCulturalImpact Southern California NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfProminence 1960s
timePeriodOfRenewedAttention 1990s
usedBy concert promoters
fans of Dick Dale
music journalists
usedForMarketing Dick Dale live performances
Dick Dale recordings

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Dick Dale nickname King of the Surf Guitar
Dick Dale notableAlbum King of the Surf Guitar