78-year-old surf-rock legend Dick Dale is in rough shape. He’s had rectal cancer twice, had parts of his stomach and intestines removed, and thus wears a colostomy. Watch videos & listen free to Dick Dale: Miserlou, Misirlou & more. Dick Dale (born 4 May 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American guitarist and singer. Richard L. Dick Dale (September 14, 1926 – December 26, 2014) was an American singer and musician, best known as a featured singer and saxophone player on the. Find Dick Dale bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - Universally acknowledged original king of surf… The Story of a King!!! Page 1. The Dick Dale Phenomenon. His style is something different and unique. Since his first appearances Balboa, Ca. at the famed Rendezvous. Dick Dale, Soundtrack: Pulp Fiction. Hailed as the King of Surf Guitar, Dick Dale virtually galvanized the surf rock sound in the 1950s. An avid surfer and. Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937) is an American surf rock guitarist, known as The King of the Surf Guitar. He pioneered the surf music style. Dick Dale was a popular baritone singer on the Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. Dale was born on September 14, 1926 in Algona, Iowa. Dick Dale: King of the Surf Guitar's Official World Wide Web Site Dick Dale's health concerns have become an unlikely viral story following the wide dissemination of a July 29 interview that had the guitar hero declaring: I can't.