Dick Dale

Biodata

Place of Birth:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Date of Birth:

5/4/1937

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.