MUSICIAN

Dick Dale

1937 - 2019

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Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverb. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Dale has received more than 2,492,867 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Dick Dale is the 656th most popular musician (down from 598th in 2019), the 3,360th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,122nd in 2019) and the 198th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dick Dale ranks 656 out of 3,175. Before him are Pierre Rode, Manfred Mann, Andrea Guarneri, Marcus Miller, Christian Ferras, and Kenny G. After him are Michael Stipe, Alec John Such, Ric Ocasek, Mark Evans, Vasco Rossi, and Ma Rainey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Dick Dale ranks 196. Before him are Barbara Babcock, Maryan Wisniewski, Eero Mäntyranta, Richard Jordan, Monica Zetterlund, and Robert Gallo. After him are Valentin Rasputin, Vadim Bakatin, Colin Renfrew, Antonio Rattín, Chandrashekhara Kambara, and Joseph Estrada. Among people deceased in 2019, Dick Dale ranks 156. Before him are Girish Karnad, George Hilton, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Ken Kercheval, Stefano Delle Chiaie, and Paul Volcker. After him are Edith González, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Ric Ocasek, Krishna Sobti, Jean-Pierre Marielle, and Peter Schreier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Dale ranks 3,360 out of 20,380. Before him are William A. Wheeler (1819), Kenny G (1956), Angélica María (1943), Paul Volcker (1927), Cynthia Nixon (1966), and Pink (1979). After him are Benjamin West (1738), Jennifer Lee (1971), Kristen Stewart (1990), Jim Beaver (1950), Tony Danza (1951), and Benjamin Bratt (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dick Dale ranks 198. Before him are Joe Pass (1929), Steve Gadd (1945), Moondog (1916), Gerry Mulligan (1927), Marcus Miller (1959), and Kenny G (1956). After him are Michael Stipe (1960), Alec John Such (1951), Ric Ocasek (1949), Ma Rainey (1886), Mick Mars (1951), and Jeff Hanneman (1964).

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