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His heyday was in the 1960s, prior to the [[The British Invasion]]. However, Dick also managed a resurgence in popularity when one of his signature tunes, the cover of "Misirlou", was featured on the soundtrack for ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''.
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Dick Dale was also an environmental activist, stemming from when he almost lost a leg due to an injury from swimming, made worse by a pollution infection.
At the end of his life, Dale lived in Twentynine Palms, California and still occasionally performed, notably with his son, Jimmy Dale, on the drums. He died on March 16, 2019 at age 81.
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* [[Career Resurrection]]: Thanks to ''Pulp Fiction''.
* [[Car Song]] / [[Cool Car]]: "The Scavenger", "Grudge Match".
* [[Drugs Are Bad]]: He not only
* [[Epic Riff]]: This guy made a career out of them!
* [[Greatest Hits Album]]: A career spanning over ''five decades'' is bound to build up a significant amount.
* [[Music of Note]]: He pretty much invented [[Surf Rock]].
* [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]: The start of "Let's Go Trippin'".
* [[Sampling]]: He is ''not'' happy about [[The Black Eyed Peas]] using "Misirlou" for "Pump It".
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