Dick Dale

Known for Acting

Dick Dale's portrait

Details

Birthday: May 04, 1937

Deathday: March 16, 2019

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.