I know there will be plenty of other choices. The one that got me interested in playing (attempting) to play guitar was the Jorgen Ingmann version of Apache that I first heard in '61 on some AM station in Mechanicsberg PA.
Bogus list.
They didn’t include ‘Wild Weekend’.
Not enough Beachboy tunes either, IMHO.
Glad to see Dick Dale mentioned. Dale was certainly not a great vocalist, but his guitar work is probably the best of all surf guitarists. Not just Misirlou but also his work on standards like Ghost Riders is amazing.
I see Jan and Dean, Dick Dale mentioned, I guess the list is "okay", probably need a real "local" though to tell us what it's about.
I saw that there were dozens if not more of surf groups back then (the way there became a lot of "garage bands" too a little later on), this one fellow pointed me out to some sort of multi-CD release of some of the more obscure Surf bands. In fact here it is titled "Surf Age Nuggets":
There are quite a few I remember - pipeline, wipe out, walk don’t run, telstar, surfin bird, surf city, surfin usa, out of limits, etc. However a special mention to “surf rider” by the Lively Ones that closed the movie Pulp Fiction.
The Trashmen: Kuk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klyljBc24G0
The Trashmen: Surfin Bird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4QTqslN4
The Scramblers: Go, Gilera, Go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzGU764S5OM
The Tradewinds: New York’s a Lonely Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wvoMVeaVuc
Would THE OUTER LIMITS, later renamed Out Of Limits, due to the TV show of the same name be considered surf music?
Great Thread!
Loved the trip down memory lane!
Appreciate the post rktman. Would suggest the article’s writer look into The Delmore Brothers— the original two part male harmony country/blues artists who were original WSM Grand Ole Opry members in the ‘20s and survived to the 50’s thru WWII (with classic boogie woogie music titles) by writing classics that were copied blatantly and attributed to later players (such as Bill Haley). They also pioneered incredible country string music gospel with The Brown’s Ferry Four (the Delmores, Merle Travis and Grandpa Jones). Guitar players reveled in these innovative brothers.
This year’s Intl. Bluegrass Music Assn finally awarded the Delmore Brothers their Distinguished Lifetime Achievement awards.
Just a slice of their great writing/playing—Enjoy!:
“Blues Stay Away From Me” (1949) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUk9UDoVyKk
“Let the Freight Train Carry Me On: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL9HeFvfWQY
“Freight Train Boogie” : http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=freight+train+boogie+delmore+brothers
M4L
the theme song of Hawaii 5-0, too.
So glad Pipeline and Wipeout made the list. Pipeline was made by a local garage band and all the boys in jr. high wanted to be the drummer on Wipeout.
AOL at one time had a station dedicated solely to surf music. Don't know if they still do.
When I listen to classic surf music, which I still do, it continues sounds fresh, not dated and timeless.
My kids love it.
Chuck Berry threatened to sue the Beach Boys when he heard "Surfin USA"
According to Songfacts:
The Beach Boys agreed to give him most of the royalties and list him as the song's composer. The song also helped build Berry's legend while he served his time.
Although I understand he is listed as the song's co-writer, not composer.
(J. Hendrix, 3rd Stone from the Sun)
It’s hard to define what the genre is, to me “Tequila” and “Sleep Walker” would seem to come close to being Surf Music.
BFLR
Surf song? Do you require lyrics or will music suffice, because there were so many outstanding artists and groups that played non vocals it’s hard to pick, personally I got burned out on The Beach Boys a long time ago. Dick Dale,Los Straightjackets, The Chantays, The Penetrators, The Shadows, The Belairs, The Ventures, The Trashmen, Link Wray, The Eliminators, The Tandems, Duane Eddy. There is so much great instrumentals out there I have trouble getting worked up over the harmonizing falsettos.
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