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Dick Dale
single · Apr 1961

Let's Go Trippin'

Dick Dale

California surfer and guitarist Dick Dale puts out the instrumental "Let's Go Trippin" on his own Deltone label. The song is a regional hit in California and goes to No. 60 nationally. The song is considered the first surf rock hit and defines the reverb-heavy surf guitar sound.