1984Nominee
Best Performance
Surf 2
Dick Dale
Actor
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
May 4, 1937
Biography
Dick Dale, born Richard Anthony Monsour, was an American musician and actor. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverberation, known as "The King of the Surf Guitar". Dale worked closely with the manufacturer Fender to produce custom-made amplifiers.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2005Nominee
Best Performance
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
1987Nominee
Best Performance
Back to the Beach
Career Highlights
1997Highlight
Best Performance
An American Vampire Story
1963Highlight
Best Performance
Beach Party