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
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nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Dick Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedActivity | surfing ⓘ |
| associatedGenre |
rock and roll
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surf rock ⓘ |
| associatedInstrument |
Fender Stratocaster
NERFINISHED
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electric guitar ⓘ |
| associatedStyle |
loud guitar sound
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rapid alternate picking ⓘ reverb-heavy guitar tone ⓘ |
| associatedSubculture | surf culture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fender Showman amplifier
NERFINISHED
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spring reverb ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalDomain |
American popular music
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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’
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Misirlou NERFINISHED ⓘ Surf Beat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork | King of the Surf Guitar (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
guitar performance
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surf music performance ⓘ |
| honors | status as influential surf guitarist ⓘ |
| influenced |
garage rock guitarists
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later surf rock bands ⓘ punk rock guitarists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | music-related title ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defining surf rock guitar sound
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influence on rock guitarists ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | pioneering surf rock title ⓘ |
| refersTo | Dick Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfCulturalImpact |
Southern California
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | 1960s ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRenewedAttention | 1990s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
concert promoters
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fans of Dick Dale ⓘ music journalists ⓘ |
| usedForMarketing |
Dick Dale live performances
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Dick Dale recordings ⓘ |
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