The background sound to my early high school years.
Then came the Beach Boys, Astronauts, The Ventures, the Surfaris, and the list goes on.
He pioneered a sound and the guitars and amplifiers to play them.
He paid the price,
"Dale claimed that he was forced to keep touring to the end of his life, because of his inability to afford his medical costs. He had many health issues, including diabetes, renal failure, and vertebrae damage that made performing excruciatingly painful."
RIP