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Surf music (also known as surf rock, surf pop, or surf guitar) is a genre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms.
Surf revival was a small indie-label phenomenon featuring chiefly instrumental bands who were dedicated to recreating the twangy, echo-drenched sound of '60s surf guitar.
Surf revival was a small indie-label phenomenon featuring chiefly instrumental bands who were dedicated to recreating the twangy, echo-drenched sound of '60s surf guitar.
- “Wipe Out” – The Surfaris. For a record made up on the spot in the studio by a group of inexperienced teenagers, “Wipe Out” by The Surfaris has certainly stood the test of time, becoming one of the best-known surf records ever.
- “Mr. Moto” – The Belairs. Moto,” it is claimed, was the first surf rock single by a band made up of surfers. Indeed, The Belairs were one of the most important groups on the emerging surf music scene, which began to gain popularity in southern California in the early 1960s.
- “Bustin’ Surfboards” – The Tornadoes. Not to be confused with the British Tornados of Telstar fame, this Redlands, California band named their sultry instrumental after the worst outcome of a wipe-out – a broken stick.
- “Let There Be Drums” – Sandy Nelson. There can be precious few drummers to have notched a run of top 10 hits with drums as the lead instrument, but that’s exactly what Sandy Nelson achieved in the late 50s and early 60s.
Aqua Velvets are an American surf rock revival band from San Francisco, California, formed in the 1980s by guitarist Miles Corbin. Rather than simply recreate the vintage 1963 surf sound, Corbin set out to add depth and dimension with original songs that included strings, horns, keyboards, and exotic instruments.
ALL THE HITS. Popular Surf music and rockin' instrumentals of the 50s & 60s. Dick Dale, Link Wray, The Surfaris, Wipe Out, Tequila, Misirlou, Sleep Walk, Pipeline, The Lively Ones, The...
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