Who do you think is the greatest ever?
I personally feel Dick Dale is the greatest. Not only is he a great technical player, but he's also a key figure in Rock history. He's unknown to the majority, excluding maybe Miserlou which was on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack and is the backing track to Black Eyed Peas Pump It track.
On top of that, the King of Surf is also still touring, I think he's around 70 years old.
This man deserves recognition!
Now for the usual barrage of Jimmy Hendrix
