\n', 'Dale was born Richard Anthony Monsour in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 4, 1937. He is of Lebanese descent from his father and Polish-Belarusian descent from his mother. His grandparents farmed in Whitman, Massachusetts.

Dale\'s family moved to Quincy, Massachusetts, which had a significant Arab immigrant community, when Dale was very young. He learned to play music, starting with piano when he was nine. \n', '

Dale admired Hank Williams, and wanted to be a cowboy singer, so he got a ukulele and taught himself to play by reading an instruction book. \n', '

Return to Dick Dale Autograph Profile