Dick Dale (Richard Anthony Monsour)
(May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019)
Dick Dale was the pioneer of surf music, drawing on
Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with
high volume reverb. Dale was known as "The King of
the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second
studio album.
Dick Dale’s guitar…”The Beast”.
MIKE GRACIA
Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley)
(September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963)
Fats Domino (Antoine Dominique Domino Jr.)
(February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017)
Johnny Cash (John R. Cash)
(February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003)
Sander Lloyd "Sandy" Nelson
(December 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022)
Nelson lived in Boulder City, Nevada, where he continued
to experiment with music on keyboards and piano. He
died Monday at age 83.
September, 1961
Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley)
(September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)
