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Dick Dale

1937 - 2019

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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. Dale was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second studio album. Dale was one of the most influential guitarists of all time and especially of the early 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Dale is the 713th most popular musician (down from 656th in 2019), the 3,941st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,360th in 2019) and the 221st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dick Dale ranks 713 out of 3,175. Before him are Victor Young, Klaus Voormann, Fou Ts'ong, David Knopfler, Jim Lea, and Enrico Toselli. After him are Maynard Ferguson, Willy DeVille, Damon Albarn, Jan Akkerman, Pierre Rode, and Peter Hammill.

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Among people born in 1937, Dick Dale ranks 189. Before him are Maria Teresa Horta, Valentin Bondarenko, Giovanni Arrighi, Maryan Wisniewski, Gustavo Noboa, and Anna Hazare. After him are Vadim Bakatin, Erich Ribbeck, Tom Courtenay, Lusine Zakaryan, Richard Bright, and Robert Gallo. Among people deceased in 2019, Dick Dale ranks 178. Before him are Karin Balzer, Juice Wrld, Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, George Hilton, Eva Mozes Kor, and Herman Wouk. After him are Robert Frank, Waldo Machado, Ahmad Shah of Pahang, Sue Lyon, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, and José Luis Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Dale ranks 3,941 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel Little (1940), Donald E. Westlake (1933), Randy Couture (1963), Melvil Dewey (1851), Robert B. Anderson (1910), and Susan Sullivan (1942). After him are Christine Chubbuck (1944), Sandra Faber (1944), Willy DeVille (1950), Ruth Teitelbaum (1924), Nolan North (1970), and Timothy Hutton (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dick Dale ranks 221. Before him are Suzanne Vega (1959), Rufus Wainwright (1973), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Jeff Buckley (1966), Steve Lacy (1934), and Victor Young (1900). After him are Willy DeVille (1950), Robert Gordon (1947), Michael Stipe (1960), Lonnie Johnson (1899), Louis Prima (1910), and Gene Krupa (1909).

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