Dick Dale was best known for the instrumental composition, "Misirlou", which gained new life 25 years ago, when Quentin Tarantino chose it for the soundtrack of "Pulp Fiction". Extreme Championship Wrestling picked up on "Misirlou", and would use it for background music on their television programs from 1995-9.
However, there was more to Dale than "Misirlou". In this performance from The Ed Sullivan Show, Dick sings and plays "Surfin' & Swingin'", from the movie, "Beach Party":
The YouTube poster got the title wrong.
Edit, 8/27/19: Had to change the video. If this is still from the Ed Sullivan Show, Ed's been edited out.
In memory of Dick Dale, born Richard Mansour, who passed away on Saturday at 81.
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