When was the last time you really listened to just how hard Dick Dale hit those strings? He is, indeed, the undisputed king of surf guitar, and here are 20 reverb-drenched essentials from his... more

Surf's guitar king overlooked the surf from the Santa Monica Pier as his band rocked sets there in '94 and '96. These performances make for the only live Dick Dale collection currently available:... more

When Dick and his Del-Tones weren't dedicating their songs to the surf, they were paying musical tribute to that other '60s rage: car culture. This is no "drag"—it's a wild ride through "Hot Rod... more