Dick Dale

Summary

Dick Dale is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Boston^[2]. He was born on May 4, 1937^[3]. He died in Loma Linda^[4]. He died on March 16, 2019^[5]. He worked as a guitarist^[6], composer^[7], record producer^[8], and rock musician^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,827 views/month, #6,110 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Dick Dale's place of birth was Boston^[2].
• Dick Dale passed away in Loma Linda^[4].
• Dick Dale was born on May 4, 1937^[3].
• Dick Dale died on March 16, 2019^[5].
• A child of Dick Dale was Jimmy Dale^[11].
• Dick Dale held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Dick Dale worked as a guitarist^[6].
• Dick Dale's professions included composer^[7].
• Dick Dale's professions included record producer^[8].
• Dick Dale worked as a rock musician^[9].
• Dick Dale's field of work was music^[13].
• Dick Dale's field of work was rock music^[14].
• Dick Dale's field of work was electric guitar^[15].
• Dick Dale's field of work was guitar performance^[16].
• Dick Dale's education included a stint at Quincy High School^[17].
• Dick Dale's education included a stint at Washington Preparatory High School^[18].
• Dick Dale was a member of Dick Dale and His Del-Tones^[19].
• Dick Dale is recorded as male^[20].
• Dick Dale's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Dick Dale's genre is surf music^[22].
• Dick Dale's genre is rock and roll^[23].
• Dick Dale's genre is instrumental rock^[24].
• Dick Dale's record label is recorded as Capitol Records^[25].
• Dick Dale's record label is recorded as HighTone Records^[26].
• Dick Dale's Commons category is recorded as Dick Dale^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1937-05-04^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2019-03-16^[31]

• Genre(s): instrumental rock, rock and roll, surf, surf rock^[32]

• Community tags: instrumental rock, protopunk, rock and roll, surf, surf rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: cc6115aa-379c-4133-9f46-5743a4a341d0^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Boston^[2], Dick Dale… he was born on May 4, 1937^[3].

Education

Educated at Quincy High School^[17], a high school^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1924^[37] and Washington Preparatory High School^[18], a high school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1926^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[6], composer^[7], record producer^[8], and rock musician^[9]. Fields of work include music^[13], a type of arts^[41]; rock music^[14], a music genre^[42], founded in 1948^[43]; electric guitar^[15], a type of musical instrument^[44], founded in 1932^[45]; and guitar performance^[16].

Personal Life

A child of Dick Dale was Jimmy Dale^[11].

Death and Burial

Dick Dale died on March 16, 2019^[5]. He passed away in Loma Linda^[4]. The cause of death was heart failure^[46].

Why It Matters

Dick Dale ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,827 views/month, #6,110 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

He has been cited as an influence by Pixies^[49], a musical group^[50], founded in 1986^[51]; Smash Mouth^[52], a rock band^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1994^[55]; and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones^[56], a musical group^[57], founded in 1988^[58].

FAQs

Where was Dick Dale born?

Dick Dale's place of birth was Boston^[2].

Where did Dick Dale die?

Dick Dale died in Loma Linda^[4].

What did Dick Dale do for work?

Dick Dale worked as guitarist^[6], composer^[7], record producer^[8], and rock musician^[9].

Where did Dick Dale go to school?

Dick Dale was educated at Quincy High School^[17] and Washington Preparatory High School^[18].

Who did Dick Dale influence?

Dick Dale has been cited as an influence by Pixies^[49], Smash Mouth^[52], and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones^[56].