King of the Surf Guitar. Played high speed tremolo picking, middle eastern scales, at groundbreaking high volume.
Miserlou is the great-grandpa of
Death Valley 69, in style if not substance. Field tested a lot of early Fender gear for Leo Fender. Kept touring through to near the end to cover the costs of cancer treatments.
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