Dick Dale

Dick Dale

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1937-05-04

  • Day of Death

    2019-03-16 (81 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.