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Surf music
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins
Mid 1950s United States
Typical instruments
Mainstream popularity High mainstream success in the early 1960s, revival in late 1980s and 1990s
Derivative forms Surf rock - Surf pop - String (Thai pop) - Wong shadow

Surf rock is a style of music that originated in the USA that mixes elements of surf music and rock music. Surf music is a Genre of Popular music associated with Surf culture, particularly Orange County and other areas of Southern California Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. The music of the Middle East and North Africa spans across a vast region from Morocco to Afghanistan and its influences can be felt even further afield The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Surf music is a Genre of Popular music associated with Surf culture, particularly Orange County and other areas of Southern California String is a genre of Thai music roughly equivalent to western pop. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Surf music is a Genre of Popular music associated with Surf culture, particularly Orange County and other areas of Southern California Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The most influential styles on surf rock were general rock 'n' roll, pop rock and surf music. While in the 1960s surf music and rock 'n' roll were distinct styles, associated with competing dance styles and representing distinct and competing youth cultures, the development of rock music since then has built upon both styles. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A youth subculture is a Youth -based Subculture with distinct styles behaviours and interests Many authorities now retrospectively classify all surf bands as rock bands, and surf music therefore as a subgenre of rock music.

Duane Eddy's instrumental "Movin' and Groovin'" is thought by many to be the main contender for laying the groundwork as the first surf rock record, while others claim the genre was invented by Dick Dale on "Let's Go Trippin'", an instrumental which became a hit throughout California. Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938) is a Grammy Award -winning American Guitarist. Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Surf rock guitarist, " Let's Go Trippin' " is an instrumental by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Dale's influence on the surf genre was profound. He was a surfer himself and sought to transfer the excitement and adrenaline of the sport through his guitar playing. He often drew on his Lebanese heritage, incorporating modal tonalities and instruments such as finger cymbals and reeds. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية In Music, a scale is an ordered series of Musical intervals which along with the key or tonic, define the pitches However mode Zills, also zils or finger cymbals, (from Turkish zil, "cymbals") are tiny metallic Cymbals used in belly dancing A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to produce a sound on a Musical instrument. Many surf bands that followed him incorporated Eastern & Spanish/Latin influences, as well as Dale's generous use of reverb. His rapid double picking and staccato playing was also very influential and an important part of the early surf sound, perhaps even more so than the reverb, which was only introduced years after Dale had already released his first singles. Tremolo picking or double picking describes the musical technique of picking on a Guitar or other String instrument in which a single note is In Musical notation, the Italian word staccato (literally detached, plural staccatos or staccati) indicates that notes Reverberation is the persistence of Sound in a particular space after the original sound is removed In Australia, which has always had a strong beach culture, the genre was strongly embraced in the 1960's, although Australian surf rock bands such as The Atlantics took their influences more from the famed British instrumental band The Shadows. This article refers to the Australian Surf rock band See paragraph at the end of this page for information on other bands called The Atlantics The Shadows are an English instrumental and vocal Rock and roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s

The Chantays recorded a top national single with "Pipeline", though much of the scene was highly localized in Southern California. The Chantays are a Surf rock band from the early 1960s best known for the hit instrumental " Pipeline " (1963 The single most famous surf tune hit was 1963's "Wipe Out", by the Surfaris, which hit # 2 and # 10 on Billboard charts in 1965. " Wipe Out " is a song written by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson. The Surfaris were an American Surf music band formed in Glendora, California in 1962 The group had two other global hits "Surfer Joe" and "Point Panic". The Surfaris are known for their cutting edge avant garde lead guitar Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson drum songs. For other uses see Jim Fuller (disambiguation. Jim Fuller (born 1947 California, USA) is the Lead guitarist Ron Wilson (b June 1945 d May 7, 1989) was an American musician and recording artist best known as one of the original members and drummer of The Surfaris During the mid- to late 1990s, surf rock experienced a revival both of the music of older surf bands and in the formation of new ones. The popularity of the movie Pulp Fiction, which featured surf music, fueled the revival well into the 21st century.

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Equipment

A typical surf amplifier setup consists of a Fender Reverb spring reverberation unit used with a Fender blackface Twin Reverb amplifier, though many other early 1960s models, such as the Showman are commonly used. Generally an amplifier or simply amp, is any device that changes usually increases the amplitude of a signal. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the For a guitar, models by Fender, Mosrite, Teisco, or Danelectro are popular choices. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the History Mosrite was an American Guitar manufacturing company based in Bakersfield California, from the late 1950s to the mid 1990s Teisco (テイスコ was a Japanese manufacturer of affordable Musical instruments from 1948 until 1969. Danelectro is a manufacturer of musical instruments and accessories specializing in Guitars Bass guitars amplifiers and Effects units Short-scale guitars like the Fender Mustang are common to the genre, while Fender Stratocasters were often seen in the hands of prominent artists like The Ventures, Jim Fuller lead guitar of the Surfaris and Dick Dale. The Fender Mustang is an Electric guitar by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, introduced in 1964 as the basis of a major redesign of Fender's The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of Electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Freddie Tavares For other uses see Jim Fuller (disambiguation. Jim Fuller (born 1947 California, USA) is the Lead guitarist The Surfaris were an American Surf music band formed in Glendora, California in 1962 Fender Precision Bass, Danelectro, and Mosrite bass guitars are commonly used as well. The Fender Precision Bass (sometimes shortened to the " P Bass " is an electric bass guitar, and was the first widely-available model of the instrument The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Classic Surf drum kits tended to be Rogers, Ludwig,Gretsch or Slingerland. Rogers Drums, is a drum company created in 1849 and based in Cleveland Ohio Ludwig-Musser is a Drum and Percussion instrument Manufacturer owned by Conn-Selmer Inc Gretsch is a US Musical instrument manufacturer currently being distributed by Guitar company Fender and Drum craft company The Slingerland Drum Company is a historic Drum company which is linked to the rich history of Jazz drumming

Subgenres

Spy Rock is a subgenre of surf rock featuring similarly complex melodies, usually set in minor keys, evocative of spy films. Examples include the bands Double Naught Spy Car and the Twenty-Twos. An easily recognizable example of this subgenre is the James Bond Theme, from the popular series of spy movies, originally performed by guitarist Vic Flick with the John Barry Seven for the soundtrack of "Dr. No. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Dr No is the original soundtrack for the 1st James Bond film of the same name. "

Surfabilly is a subgenre often featuring traditional surf melodies played over rockabilly chord structures. Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock and roll music and emerged in the early 1950s Examples include the bands Snowman, The Red Elvises, Southern Culture on the Skids, and The Young Werewolves. Snowman are an Indie rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Red Elvises is a Rockabilly band that started in California in the mid 1990s Southern Culture on the Skids, also known to fans as SCOTS, is an American music group composed of Rick Miller (vocals guitar Dave Hartman (percussion and Mary Huff The Young Werewolves are a Philadelphia Rock band formed in 2002

Horror Surf is a subgenre with surf melodies, chord structures, and a surf beat played alongside unique B-Movie instrumentation, including theremin and sometimes Farfisa keyboards. This genre was made famous in the 60s by The Mummies, Frankie Stein and His Ghouls, and others. It has resurfaced in the late 90's and 2000s and grown in popularity. Examples of later Horror Surf bands include The Ghastly Ones, Thee Spectors, Satan's Pilgrims, and The Mission Creeps.

Hot Rod Rock (also called Drag Rock) is also a subgenre of surf rock. Traditional surf rock sounds are applied to lyrics about the also rising hot rod culture. For a few years it gained mass popularity. The Rip-Chords, Ronny and the Daytonas, and The Hondells are good examples of this subgenre. Bruce & Terry were Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher. The pair were instrumental in the development of Surf rock, recording under a variety of names Ronny & the Daytonas were a Surf rock group of the early 1960s, whose members included Paul Jensen ( vocals, Guitar) Don Henderson The Hondells were an American Surf rock band that formed in 1964 and was the product of Record producer Gary Usher. The Beach Boys and Dick Dale produced songs in this subgenre such as "Little Deuce Coupe" and "Mag Wheels". The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Surf rock guitarist,

Space Rock is a subgenre of surf rock. It contains many of the characteristics of the "true" surf rock sound, but it also contains many elements from pop and rockabilly. Rather than surfing, the titles of the songs are associated with outer space travel and technology, and feature more other-worldly sounds. The album The Ventures in Space is a good example, and modern groups such as Man or Astroman perform surf-derived music with strong 1950s Science-Fiction overtones. The Ventures In Space is an album by the instrumental group The Ventures. Man or Astro-man? is a Surf rock group that formed in Auburn Alabama in the late 1980s and came to prominence in the 1990s

Surf punk is a highly inclusive subgenre of surf rock that incorporates many of the styles and attitudes of punk music with traditional vocal and instrumental surf. Many modern pop punk bands are popular among today's Southern Californian surfers. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U The Ramones experimented with surf music and numerous small bands of the midwest currently perform this style. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group The Amino Acids of Detroit, Michigan and The Deformities of Omaha, Nebraska, and others like Estrume'n'tal and Agent Orange build on this genre, while bringing in other influences such as heavy metal and/or psychobilly. Agent Orange is a punk band from Placentia, California. They are a surf-punk band from the 1980s who first gained attention with their song Bloodstains The Dead Kennedys also had a very surf-influenced sound, largely due to guitarist East Bay Ray's guitar playing. Dead Kennedys was an American Hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. Raymond Pepperell, better known as East Bay Ray, is the lead guitarist for the well known West Coast punk band Dead Kennedys.

Eleki could be considered a catch-all phrase for the style of guitar-based music developed in Japan following the Ventures 1962 tour. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Ventures are an American Instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington. Important Japanese surf guitar players include Yuzo Kayama and Takeshi Terauchi. is a Japanese popular musician and film star born on April 11, 1937. The 'Eleki boom' guitar craze sparked by The Ventures' tour had a profound and long lasting effect on Japanese rock music; when The Ventures returned to Japan in 1965 they were greeted with Beatlemania-like crowds. Beatlemania is a term that was used during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy (particularly demonstrated by young teen girls directed toward The Beatles, particularly The Ventures are still very popular in Japan and continue to tour the country annually. The Surf Coasters are probably the most popular contemporary Japanese surf rock band. The Surf Coasters are a Japanese surf band, started by Shigeo Naka in 1994

See also

Example surf rock artists and groups

See also list of surf rock musicians

Notable Surf Rock Songs

References

The Surfaris were an American Surf music band formed in Glendora, California in 1962
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