King of the Surf Guitar is the second studio album of surf music by Dick Dale, released in 1963, featuring original and cover songs.[1]

King of the Surf Guitar
Studio album by Dick Dale and His Del-Tones
Released	June 1963[1]
Recorded	March - April 1963[citation needed]
Genre	Instrumental rock, surf music, rock and roll[1]
Length	30:38
Label	Capitol
Producer	Jim Monsour, Voyle Gilmore[citation needed]
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones chronology
Surfers' Choice (1962) King of the Surf Guitar (1963) Checkered Flag (1963)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
New Record Mirror	[2]

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

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