Dick Dale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

1937-05-04

Deathday

2019-03-16

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dick Dale

Biography

Dick Dale, born Richard Anthony Monsour, was an American musician and actor. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation, known as "The King of the Surf Guitar". Dale worked closely with the manufacturer Fender to produce custom-made amplifiers.