King of the Surf Guitar
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King of the Surf Guitar is the second studio album of surf music
by Dick Dale
, released in 1963, featuring original and cover
songs.
Surf music
Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Orange County and other areas of Southern California. It was particularly popular between 1961 and 1965, has subsequently been revived and was highly influential on subsequent rock music...
by Dick Dale
Dick Dale
Dick Dale is an American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. He experimented with reverberation and made use of custom made Fender amplifiers, including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier.-Early life:Dale was born in South Boston, Massachusetts and lived in nearby...
, released in 1963, featuring original and cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
songs.
Track listing
- "King of the Surf Guitar"
- "The Lonesome Road"
- "Kansas City"
- "Dick Dale Stomp"
- "What I Say"
- "Greenback Dollar"
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" - "Mexico"
- "Break Time"
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" - "If I Never Get to Heaven"