King of the Surf Guitar

King of the Surf Guitar is the second studio album of surf music by Dick Dale, released in 1963, featuring original and cover songs.

King of the Surf Guitar
Studio album by Dick Dale and His Del-Tones
Released	June 1963
Recorded	March – April 1963
Genre	Instrumental rock, surf music, rock and roll
Length	30:38
Label	Capitol
Producer	Jim Monsour, Voyle Gilmore
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones chronology
Surfers' Choice (1962) King of the Surf Guitar (1963) Checkered Flag (1963)

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Track listing

1. "King of the Surf Guitar" (Alonzo Willis) – 2:06
2. "The Lonesome Road" (Nathaniel Shilkret, Gene Austin) – 3:14
3. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:43
4. "Dick Dale Stomp" (Dick Dale) – 2:12
5. "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) – 3:24
6. "Greenback Dollar" (Hoyt Axton, Ken Ramsey) – 2:52
7. "Hava Nagila" (Jewish folk song) – 2:04
8. "You Are My Sunshine" (Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell) – 1:58
9. "Mexico" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:10
10. "Break Time" (Dick Dale) – 2:45
11. "Riders in the Sky" (Stan Jones) – 2:11
12. "If I Never Get to Heaven" (Jenny Lou Carson, Roy Botkin) – 2:55

Personnel

• Dick Dale – lead guitar
• Art Munson – guitar
• Rene Hall – guitar
• Glen Campbell – guitar
• Barney Kessel – guitar
• Nick O'Malley – guitar
• Ray Sambra – bass
• Bryan Dietz – bass
• Leon Russell – piano
• Bill Barber – piano
• Hal Blaine – drums
• Jack Lake – drums
• Jerry Stevens – drums
• Jerry Brown – saxophone
• Lee Farrell – saxophone
• Larry Gillette – saxophone
• Risdon Gwartney – saxophone
• Barry Rillera – saxophone
• Armon Frank – saxophone
• The Blossoms – background vocals