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Capitol, GNP Crescendo Records, Deltone. Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverb. [1] Dale was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar", which was also the title ...
Dick Dale, the surf rock pioneer who took reverb to new levels, died on Saturday night. He was 81. The guitarist's health had declined over the past 20 years due to a number of illnesses ...
Dick Dale, originally named Richard Anthony Monsour, was born on May 4, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts. This marked the start of an influential journey in the surf-rock music scene. His family’s Lebanese roots played a significant role in shaping his unique guitar-playing style. When Dale was just 9 years old, he started learning the piano.
Dick Dale (born May 4, 1937, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died March 16, 2019, Loma Linda, California) was an American rock guitarist and pioneer of the surf music genre known for his percussive playing style and innovative use of the reverb amplifier effect. He is also widely known as the “King of Surf Guitar,” a nickname that fans gave him early in his career.
Surf guitar pioneer Dick Dale, whose song Misirlou played over the opening credits to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, has died aged 81. Dale was known for his blindingly fast strumming style ...
Redferns. Dick Dale, “the King of the Surf Guitar,” has died at the age of 81. California Rocker first reported that Dale died Friday. His bassist Sam Bolle confirmed Dale’s death to the ...
Dick Dale, who has died aged 81, was the American guitarist whose powerful twang saw him hailed as the King of the Surf Guitar. His chart success in the 1960s was brief, yet as a pioneer of the ...
