Even though it has no lyrics and features in the movie for all of maybe two minutes, 'Misirlou' is immediately tied to Quentin Tarantino's 'Pulp Fiction'. The song was first recorded in 1962 by the ...

19-year-old guitarist Silas Luke Jones has received a standing ovation from the America’s Got Talent judges for his arresting cover of “Misirlou.” Appearing on the Tuesday night (July 29) episode, ...

Like a lot of people in my generation, I heard Dick Dale’s “Misirlou” for the first time in the opening credits of Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction.” It was 1994, I was fourteen, and my friend Bobby, ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In 1927, an Istanbul-born Greek musician, Tetos Demetriades, having recently translocated to the US, recorded a piece ...

'Misirlou,' from Klezmer to Surf Guitar The tune "Misirlou" is heard in klezmer music, '50s exotica acts, surf guitar and many other forms. Guitar legend Dick Dale and NYU professor Yale Strom help ...

Jack White has been getting pretty loose and freeform with his setlists recently, and he’s been trigger-happy with the covers. At one recent Dublin show, for instance, he covered Beck, the Stooges, ...

"What you did with that was extraordinary," said judge Simon Cowell. "You have a really real special talent here." By Tyler Jenke 19-year-old guitarist Silas Luke Jones has received a standing ovation ...

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19-year-old guitarist Silas Luke Jones has received a standing ovation from the America's Got Talent judges for his arresting cover of "Misirlou." Appearing on the Tuesday night (July 29) episode, ...