SURF MUSIC FROM THE 60's

 
SURF MUSIC FROM THE 60's

 

If you love music just like I do, you'll probably want to listen surf music... generally it's music from the 60s - especially The Beach Boys, but check out other artists such as: The Surfaris, The Trashman, Jan & Dean, Dick Dale.
You can't beat a bit of reggae and ska either. Check out Sublime and Jack Johnson too.

Jeśli kochasz muzykę tak, jak ja, pewnie będziesz chciał posłuchać ulubionej muzyki surferów... generalnie jest to muzyka z lat 60. - przede wszystkim The Beach Boys, ale sprawdź też innych artystów, takich jak: The Surfaris, The Trashman, Jan & Dean, Dick Dale. Nie powinieneś też zapomnieć o reggae oraz ska. Sprawdź również Sublime i Jacka Johnsona.
 

THE BEACH BOYS

THE BEACH BOYS

THE BEACH BOYS through Wikipedia:

The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. 
The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. 
Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, the Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962. 
The band's early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance. 
By the mid 1960s, Brian Wilson's growing creative ambition and songwriting ability would dominate the group's musical direction. The primarily Wilson-composed Pet Sounds album and "Good Vibrations" single (both released in 1966) featured a complex, intricate and multi-layered sound that represented a departure from the simple surf rock of the Beach Boys' early years.
Starting in 1967, Wilson gradually abdicated control to the rest of the band, assuming a reduced level of input due to mental-health and substance-abuse issues. Though the more democratic incarnation of the Beach Boys recorded a string of albums in various musical styles that garnered international critical and commercial success, the group struggled to reclaim their commercial and critical momentum in America despite once being seen as the primary competitors to the Beatles. Since the 1980s, there has been much legal-wrangling among the group members over royalties, songwriting credits, and use of the band's name. 
Following Carl Wilson's death in 1998, a number of versions of the band, each fronted by a surviving member of the original quintet (Dennis having died in 1983), continued to tour into the 2000s. In 2012, the surviving Beach Boys put aside their differences, recorded a new album, and embarked on a full-scale reunion tour.
The Beach Boys have often been called "America's Band" and Allmusic has stated that "the band's unerring ability... made them America's first, best rock band." 
The group has had thirty-six United States Top 40 hits (the most by an American rock band) and fifty-six Hot 100 hits, including four number-one singles. 
Rolling Stone magazine listed the Beach Boys at number 12 on their 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". 
The core quintet of the three Wilsons, Love and Jardine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

Opis THE BEACH BOYS za pośrednictwem Wikipedii:

Z grupą wiąże się wiele stylów starających opisać jej fenomen, takich jak surf rock lub sunshine pop. W istocie już w samej nazwie grupy zawarta była deklaracja. Muzyka przez nią wykonywana była tak ciepła jak kalifornijskie plaże. Opierała się na przyjemnych wielogłosowych harmoniach 
i miękkiej grze elektrycznych instrumentów. Muzycy emanowali radością i fizyczną tężyzną, 
wiele tekstów propagowało surfing, jazdę szybkimi samochodami i bezproblemowy kalifornijski styl życia. Muzyce tej daleko było jednak do banalności - była ona złożona i perfekcyjna.
The Beach Boys cechowali się największym profesjonalizmem spośród amerykańskich grup połowy lat 60. W istocie, obok The Byrds byli jedynymi, którzy dotrzymywali kroku brytyjskiej inwazji. Można się nawet dopatrzyć paraleli pomiędzy The Beach Boys i The Beatles.
Analizując dorobek obu grup można nawet zauważyć, że "chłopaki z plaży", szli nieraz "łeb w łeb" z "fab four".
Pet Sounds była jedną z najważniejszych płyt koncepcyjnych obok "Are You Experienced?" Jimiego Hendriksa i "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" The Beatles. 
Po wydaniu Pet Sounds pojawiło się przełomowe w historii muzyki Good Vibrations. 
Brian Wilson rozpoczął wtedy prace nad SMiLE, które miało być jego opus magnum. Jednak około wiosny/lata roku 1967 (Capitol już zdążył wydrukować 500 tys. okładek dla SMiLE) okazało się że Brian nigdy nie ukończy swojego dzieła, a jedynie nabawił się załamania nerwowego. Jak sam przyznał w dokumencie "Beautiful Dreamer" były trzy powody, dla których SMiLE nie zostało ukończone: 1) Uważał utwór Fire (Mrs. O'leary's Cow) za straszny i złowrogi, 2) Mike Love sabotował projekt, 3) SMiLE według Wilsona było zbyt eksperymentalne, uważał że ludzie nie są gotowi na tę płytę. 
Powszechnie uznaje się, że po roku 1967 Beach Boys już nigdy nie powrócili do dawnej formy, 
a za ich ostatni ważny i kończący pewną erę album uznaje się "Surf's Up".
Grupa powracała do życia jeszcze kilkakrotnie, pozostając już tylko reliktem swej epoki. 
Jedynym nadal występującym pod nazwą The Beach Boys członkiem oryginalnego składu jest wokalista Mike Love któremu towarzyszy Bruce Johnston i grupa stale zmieniających się młodych muzyków.
Począwszy od 1988 roku Brian Wilson prowadzi udaną karierę solową. 
W roku 2004 ukończył i wydał album Smile, który okazał się dużym sukcesem. 
W roku 1988 The Beach Boys zostali wprowadzeni do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beach_Boys


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THE SURFARIS

The Surfaris were an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California in 1962. They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles, California area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" on the A-side and "Wipe Out" on the B-side of a 45 RPM single.

CAREER:

The original band members were Ron Wilson (drums, vocals), Jim Fuller (lead guitar), Bob Berryhill (rhythm guitar) and Pat Connolly (bass).
In the fall of 1962, Southern California high school students Jim Fuller and Pat Connolly called friend and guitarist Berryhill for a practice session at Berryhill's house. The trio practiced for about 4 hours and met drummer Wilson at a high school dance later that evening, whereupon the band was born. "Wipe Out" was written and recorded by the quartet later that winter, with the song reaching #2 nationally in 1963 before becoming an international hit.
Saxophone player Jim Pash joined after their "Wipe Out" / "Surfer Joe" recording sessions at Pal Studios. Ken Forssi, later of Love, played bass with The Surfaris after Pat Connolly.

"WIPE OUT"

Wilson's energetic drum solo made "Wipe Out" one of the best-remembered instrumental songs of the period. "Wipe Out" is also remembered particularly for its introduction. Before the music starts, Berryhill's dad broke a board (imitating a breaking surf board) near the mic, followed by a maniacal laugh and the words "Wipe Out" spoken by band manager Dale Smallin.
"Wipe Out" was written in the studio by the four original members
(Berryhill, Connolly, Fuller & Wilson) and was originally going to be titled "Switchblade". It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.

DISBANDING AND REFORMATION

The band released a series of records, with two other singles, "Surfer Joe" (sung by Wilson), and "Point Panic", having an impact on the charts. Point Panic is a renowned surfing venue in Hawaii named after the song.
The original 1963 membership remained intact until August 1965 when Connolly departed before their Japanese tour. Ken Forssi replaced him on bass for the tour. Fuller resigned after the tour and the band folded in early 1966.
The group has periodically reunited and are still active, performing and recording, often re-recording their old and new songs.
Drummer Ron Wilson died on 12 May 1989, one month short of his 45th birthday.
Wilson had released an album of his songs, entitled Lost It In The Surf, on Bennet House Records of Grass Valley, California, which was recorded in June 1987. A very small number of cassettes of this album were produced. Lost It in the Surf included a cover of "Louie Louie", complete with Scottish bagpipes. Forssi died from a brain tumor in 1998, and Pash died from heart failure in 2005.
Bob Berryhill currently performs under the Surfaris banner as "Bob Berryhill's Surfaris." Jim Fuller currently plays with his own band, "Jim Fuller and the Beatnik." Connolly has since left the music business.

Albums:

• 1963: Wipe Out (Dot 3535)
• 1963: The Surfaris Play (Decca 4470)
• 1964: Hit City '64 (Decca 4487)
• 1964: Fun City USA (Decca 4560)
• 1965: Hit City '65 (Decca 4614)
• 1965: It Ain't Me, Babe (Decca 4683)
• 1994: Surf Party - The Best of The Surfaris Live (GNP Crescendo 2239)
• 2005: Wipe Out

THE TRASHMEN

The Trashmen are a rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1962. The group's original lineup was Tony Andreason on lead guitar and vocals, Dal Winslow on guitar and vocals, Steve Wahrer on drums and vocals, and Bob Reed on bass guitar. The group played surf rock which included elements from garage rock.

"SURFIN' BIRD"

The Trashmen's biggest hit was 1963's "Surfin' Bird", which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the later part of that year. The song was a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons, "The Bird's the Word" and "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow". The earliest pressings of the single credit the Trashmen as composers, but following a threat from The Rivingtons' legal counsel, that group was subsequently credited as composers. The early single was credited solely to the drummer (and singer) – Steve Wahrer. The song was later re-recorded by artists including the Ramones, The Cramps, Silverchair, The Psychotic Petunias, Pee-Wee Herman, Equipe 84, and the thrash metal band Sodom. It has been used in filmmaking and television productions including, most notably, Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket; Vince Vaughn's "Fred Claus"; John Waters' Pink Flamingos; Lyndall Hobbs' Back to the Beach (where Pee-Wee Herman sang it); and the soundtrack to the video game Battlefield Vietnam.
More recently, the song was the subject of a 2008 episode of the animated series Family Guy, launching the song to No. 8 on the iTunes Top 10 Rock songs chart and No. 50 on the UK Singles Chart in 2009. Additionally, in 2010 a Facebook campaign was launched to get the song to No. 1 in the UK over Christmas; this was largely intended (as with Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name", in 2009) as a protest against the takeover of the Christmas No. 1 spot by The X Factor winner's song. The track debuted in the UK Top Ten for the first time, on 19 December, at No. 3.


You can also find a surf music discographies from the 60's:

Photo: http://johnblair.us/books.htm

The Illustrated Discography Surf Music 1961-1965
Fourth edition,
self-published
Corona Del Mar, CA, 2008
(paperback only)

ORDER HERE


Other discographies:

First edition. 
Self-published, 
Riverside CA, 1978
(paperback only)


Second edition. 
Self-published, 
Riverside CA, 1983
(paperback only)



Second edition, revised. 
Pierian Press, 
Ann Arbor MI, 1985
(hardback only)


 
Third edition. 
Popular Culture Ink., 
Ann Arbor MI, 1995
(hardback only) 

DICK DALE

Dale was born Richard Monsour in Boston in 1937. He is of Lebanese, Polish and Belarusian descent (though his Lebanese father was not born in Lebanon). He and his family moved to Orange County, California, in 1954, where he learned to surf and became interested in music. He soon learned to play the drums, the ukulele, the trumpet, and finally the guitar. Due to his Lebanese heritage, he also had a strong interest in Arabic music, which would later play a major role on his development of surf rock music.

PERSONAL LIFE

Dale has said that he has never used alcohol or drugs and discourages their use by band members and road crew. Health was a priority for him. 

In 1972, he stopped eating red meat. He studied martial arts for over 30-years. At age 76 he is still putting on physically energetic live shows. 

In early 2008, he experienced a recurrence of rectal cancer and finished a surgical, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment regimen. 

In June, 2009 Dick Dale began a West Coast tour from Southern California to British Columbia, with approximately 20 concert dates. "Forever Came Calling" (or FCC) featured Dale's then-17-year-old son, Jimmy Dale on drums, who opened for him. He was scheduled to play the Australian One Great Night On Earth festival to raise funds to benefit those affected by the Black Saturday bushfires and other natural disasters. Dick continued to perform at venues across the U.S. into 2013.

CAREER

Among his early musical influences was his uncle. According to Dale, “My uncle taught me how to play the tarabaki, and I watched him play the oud. We used to play at the Maharjan” (an annual Lebanese festival in Greater Boston) “while relatives belly-danced.” His early tarabaki drumming would later have a major influence on his guitar playing, particularly his rapid alternating picking technique. According to Dale, "It’s the pulsation,” stating that whether he is playing the guitar, trumpet, or piano, “they all have that drumming beat I learned by playing the tarabaki.”
Dale is often credited as one of the first electric guitarists to employ fast scales in his playing. Dale himself was a surfer and wanted his music to reflect the sounds he heard in his mind while surfing. While he is primarily known for introducing the use of guitar reverb that would give the guitar a "wet" sound, which has since become a staple of surf music, it was Dale's staccato picking that was his trademark. Since Dale is left-handed, he was initially forced to play a right-handed model but then went to a left handed model.
However, he did so without restringing the guitar, leading him to effectively play the guitar upside-down (while Hendrix would restring his guitar), often playing by reaching over the fretboard rather than wrapping his fingers up from underneath.
Dale is also noted for playing his percussive, heavy bending style, using what are, for most guitarists, extremely heavy gauge string sets (16p, 18p, 20p. 38w, 48w, 58w; guitar string manufacturers do not make string sets for standard tuned electric guitars heavier than 13 to 56).
His desire to create a certain sound led him to push the limits of equipment.
Leo Fender kept giving Dale amps and Dale kept blowing them up! Till one night Leo and his right hand man Freddy T. (Freddie Tavares) went down to the Rendezvous Ballroom on the Balboa Peninsula in Balboa, California and stood in the middle of four thousand screaming and dancing Dick Dale fans, and said to Freddy, I now know what Dick Dale is trying to tell me. They went to JBL James B. Lansing loudspeaker company and explained that they wanted a fifteen inch loudspeaker built to their specifications. The unit became famous as the 15" JBL D130F model. It made the complete package for Dale to play through and was named the Single Showman Amp. When Dale plugged his Fender Stratocaster guitar into the new Showman Amp and loudspeaker cabinet, Dale became the first person on earth to jump from the volume scale of a modest quiet guitar player (on a scale of 4) to blasting up through the volume scale to TEN! That is when Dale became the "Father of Heavy Metal" as quoted from Guitar Player magazine. Dale broke through the electronic barrier limitations of that era! During a six-month period that began July 1, 1961, Dale's performances at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa are credited with the creation of the surf music phenomenon. Dale asked for and gained permission to use the 3,000 person capacity ballroom for surfer dances after overcrowding at a local ice cream parlor, where he performed, caused him to seek other venues. The Rendezvous ownership and city of Newport Beach agreed to Dale's request only on the condition that alcohol sales would be prohibited and a dress code implemented. Dale's events at the ballrooms, called "stomps", quickly became legendary and the ballroom was routinely sold out.
"Let's Go Trippin'" is often regarded as the first surf rock song. This was followed by more locally released songs, including "Jungle Fever" and "Surf Beat" on his own Deltone label. His first full-length album was Surfers' Choice in 1962. The album was picked up by Capitol Records and distributed nationally, and Dale soon began appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show, and in films where he played his signature single "Misirlou". He later stated, "I still remember the first night we played it ("Misirlou"). I changed the tempo, and just started cranking on that mother. And...it was eerie. The people came rising up off the floor, and they were chanting and stomping. I guess that was the beginning of the surfer's stomp." His second album was named after his performing nickname, King of the Surf Guitar.