== Kehidupan awal ==
Richard Anthony Monsour lahir di [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], pada tanggal 4 Mei 1937. Ayahnya, James, berdarah Lebanon<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|last=BOEHM|first=MIKE|date=May 20, 1993|title=Cresting a New Wave : Dick Dale, Family Man and Surf Guitar King, Guitar Legend, Rock Music Legend Is Ready to Ride|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1993-05-20/entertainment/ca-37641_1_dick-dale/2|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> sedangkan ibunya, Sophia "Fern", berdarah [[Polandia]]-[[Belarus|Belarusia]]ia.<ref name="auto2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=Dick Dale Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dick-dale-mn0000820232/biography|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=March 18, 2019|title=Dick Dale: "Rock Music Legend " and the 'King of Surf Rock' guitarist dies aged 81|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47606592|work=BBC News|access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|last1=Rueb|first1=Emily S.|last2=Pareles|first2=Jon|date=March 17, 2019|title=Dick Dale, 81, King of the Surf Guitar, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/obituaries/dick-dale-dead.html|website=Nytimes.com|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> Keluarganya kemudian berpindah ke [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]. Ia belajar piano saat berusia 9 tahun setelah mendengarkan sang bibi memainkan piano.<ref name="PopMusicEncyclopedia">{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|year=2000|title=The encyclopedia of popular music|publisher=Oxford University|isbn=0195313739|page=699}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 11, 2015|title=Surfers' Choice: The Innovation and Triumph of Dick Dale|url=http://rockonphilly.com/2015/08/surfers-choice-the-innovation-and-triumph-of-dick-dale/|website=Rockonphilly.com|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> Saat kelas VII ia pun diberi trompet, lalu mendapatkan [[ukulele]] (dengan tukar tambah sebesar US$6), setelah mendapat pengaruh dari [[Hank Williams]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.nuvo.net/music/local_music_profiles/the-wisdom-of-dick-dale/article_fccf8fc7-9a6e-5c23-b09a-1f4240cb1969.html|title=The wisdom of Dick Dale|first=Patrick|last=O'Connor|website=Nuvo.net|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/dick-dale-the-king-of-surf-guitar-talks-blowouts-wipeouts-and-animal-screams-6442182|title=Dick Dale the King of Surf Guitar Talks Blowouts, Wipeouts, and Animal Screams|first=S.|last=Pajot|date=June 3, 2011|website=Miaminewtimes.com|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> Ia memainkan lagu "Tennessee Waltz" dengan ukulele itu untuk pertama kalinya.<ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto1" /> Pamannya mengajarinya bermain tarabaki dan kemudian bisa bermain [[oud]].<ref name="last_fm"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostoncentral.com/events/fair/p35981.php|title=St. Anthony's Lebanese Festival – Boston Central|website=Bostoncentral.com|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name="washfile">{{cite web|last=Holgate|first=Steve|date=September 14, 2006|title=Guitarist Dick Dale Brought Arabic Folk Song to Surf Music|url=http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2006/09/20060914165844ndyblehs0.0821802.html|work=The Washington File|publisher=Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610012353/http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2006/09/20060914165844ndyblehs0.0821802.html|archive-date=June 10, 2013|access-date=August 29, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Dale kemudian membeli gitar dari kawannya seharga $8 dengan cicilan. Ia kemudian belajar gitar dengan gaya ''lead'' (utama) maupun ''rhythm'' (irama), sehingga gitar mengisi tempat drum. Pengaruh bermain tarabaki kemudian mempengaruhi teknik gitarnya, seperti teknik ''alternate picking'' cepat. Dale menyebutnya sebagai "sebuah denyutan", semua teknik bermain alat musiknya diturunkan dari tarabaki.<ref name="washfile"/> Ia dibesarkan di Quincy hingga menyelesaikan kelas 11 di Quincy High School tahun 1954, saat ayahnya bekerja di perusahaan dirgantara [[Hughes Aircraft Company]] di California Selatan.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Surfin' Again|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/01/style/surfin-again.html|website=Nytimes.com|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name="LA Times 20 May 1993">{{Cite web|last=Boehm|first=Mike|date=May 20, 1993|title=Cresting a New Wave : Dick Dale, Family Man and Surf Guitar King, Is Ready to Ride|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1993-05-20/entertainment/ca-37641_1_dick-dale/3|website=Articles.latimes.com|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/> Keluarganya pindah ke El Segundo, California. Dale menghabiskan tahun-tahunnya sebagai siswa senior dan lulus dari Washington Senior High School.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Crowe|first=Julia|year=2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vivVZObwWTYC&pg=PA92|title=My First Guitar: Tales of True Love and Lost Chords from 70 Legendary Musicians|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1770902756|pages=92–93}}</ref> Ia belajar selancar pada umur 17 tahun.<ref name="Hodgins News 15">{{Cite news|last=Hodgins|first=Paul|date=March 20, 2009|title=Dick Dale is still darn loud|url=http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/dale-73482-guitar-sound.html|work=Orange County Register|page=News 15}}</ref> Sebagai Lebanon-Amerika, ia masih memiliki minat yang kuat dengan [[Musik Arab|musik tradisional Arab]], yang menjadi peletak dasar [[surf rock]].<ref name="washfile"/>
== Karier ==
Ia menikah lagi ketiga kalinya dengan Lana pada 2011.
Ia menegaskan bahwa dirinya tak pernah minum [[minuman beralkohol]] maupun [[Obat|obat-obatan]] tertentu demi kesehatan, dan melarang penggunaannya bagi anggota band dan krunya. Pada 1972, ia berhenti makan [[daging merah]]. Selama 30 tahun ia mempelajari [[kempo]].<ref name="washfile"/><ref name=official /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kkhof.com/inductees2016/|title=2017 Inductees – Kenpo Karate Hall of Fame|website=Kkhof.com|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name="washfile"/><ref>"[http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/at-78-and-with-a-myriad-of-health-issues-surf-rock-legend-dick-dale-plays-through-the-pain/Content?oid=1843341 At 80 and with myriad health issues, surf-rock legend Dick Dale plays through the pain] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317055925/http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/at-78-and-with-a-myriad-of-health-issues-surf-rock-legend-dick-dale-plays-through-the-pain/Content?oid=1843341 |date=March 17, 2016 }}" ''Pittsburgh City Paper'', July 29, 2015.</ref> Pada awal 2008, kanker usus besarnya kambuh lagi, dan ia harus menuntaskan operasi, [[kemoterapi]], dan radiasi.<ref>[http://www.surferspath.com/news/category/industry/play-one-for-dick-dale/ "Play One For Dick Dale"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112163434/http://www.surferspath.com/news/category/industry/play-one-for-dick-dale/|date=January 12, 2009}}, surferspath.com</ref>
== Kematian ==
Dick Dale meninggal di Loma Linda, California pada 16 Maret 2019, dalam usia 81.tahun,<ref name="Snapes"/><ref name="Tamarkin2">[https://bestclassicbands.com/dick-dale-obituary-3-17-199/ Jeff Tamarkin, "Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, Dead at 82", ''Best Classic Bands'', March 17, 2019]. Retrieved March 17, 2019</ref> setelah sebelumnya ia dirawat di rumah sakit karena didiagnosis menderita penyakit [[gagal jantung]] dan gagal ginjal.<ref name="auto3" />
== Diskografi ==
* [https://biptunia.com/?p=5291 Wawancara audio 2 jam + dengan Dick Dale dari 2012], termasuk informasi biografi, filosofi hidup, kesehatan, pengaruh, orang yang dia pengaruhi, Hendrix, kontribusinya pada ampli Fender, musik, dan masih banyak lagi.
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