Dick Dale (Richard Anthony Monsour)
(May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019)

Rock guitarist Dick Dale 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.

Most of the leading bands in surf music, such as the Beach
Boys, Jan and Dean and the Trashmen, were influenced by
Dale’s music, and often included recordings of Dale’s songs
in their albums.

His style and music influenced guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix,
Pete Townshend, Eddie Van Halen and Brian May.

In early 2008, Dick Dale experienced a recurrence of colorectal
cancer and completed a surgical, chemotherapy, and radiation
treatment regimen.    

Dale died in Loma Linda, California, on March 16, 2019, at the
age of 81.He was treated for heart failure and kidney failure
prior to his passing.
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