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Dick Dale

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Active

1950s - 2010s

Born

May 4, 1937 in Boston, MA

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Instrumental Rock Surf Surf Revival Rock & Roll

Also Known As

Richard Anthony Monsour

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Dick Dale

Biography by Steve Huey

Universally acknowledged "original king of surf guitar," star in the 1960s, his hit "Miserlou" became ubiquitous in the 1990s.
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