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Surf rock is a style of music that originated in the USA that mixes elements of surf music and rock music. 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. Many authorities now retrospectively classify all surf bands as rock bands, and surf music therefore as a subgenre of rock music. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... 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 spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Blues music redirects here. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In the early 1960s, one of the most popular forms of rock and roll was surf rock. ... Surf-pop was a genre of pop music popular from the mid- to late-1960s and characterized by its unsophisticated song structure, frequent use of vocal harmonies, and lyrics related to the surf culture popular in the United States Pacific coastal region at that time. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture, particularly Orange County and other areas of Southern California. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

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. 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. Many surf bands that followed him incorporated Eastern 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. 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. Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938), is a Grammy winning guitarist. ... This article is about the surf guitarist. ... Lets Go Trippin is a song by Dick Dale. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about modes as used in music. ... A pair of zils from the Khan el Khalili market in Cairo Zils or finger cymbals are tiny cymbals used in belly dancing and similar performances. ... A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to make music. ... Tremolo picking or double picking describes the musical technique of picking on a guitar or other string instrument in which a single note is played repeatedly in quick succession. ... In musical notation, the Italian word staccato (literally detached, plural staccatos or staccati) indicates that notes are sounded in a detached and distinctly separate manner, with silence making up the latter part of the time allocated to each note. ... When sound is produced in an enclosed space multiple reflections build up and blend together creating reverberation or reverb. ... The Atlantics were an Australian surf rock band in the early 1960s and arguably Australias most successful of the genre. ... The Shadows were an English instrumental rock n roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s. ...

The Chantays recorded a top single with "Pipeline". However, probably the most widely known surf melody and rock drum solo in the history of rock and roll is from The Surfaris.The most famous surf tune hit was in 1963 by the Surfaris "Wipe Out", making it to # 2 and # 10 on Billboard in 1965. They 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. 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. The Chantays were a surf rock band from the early 1960s, best known for only one hit, the instrumental Pipeline (1963, see 1963 in music). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The Surfaris were an American surf music band formed in Glendora, California in 1962. ... The Surfaris were a surf rock band formed in California in 1962, and are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles area, and nationally by May, 1963 : Surfer Joe (the A side), andWipe Out on the B side of a 45 RPM single. ... Wipe Out is a song written by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson. ... Jim Fuller Lead Guitar and co song writer of the famous 1960s rock band The Surfaris. ... Ronald Lawrence Wilson (born May 28, 1955 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and raised in Riverside, Rhode Island) is an American ice hockey former player and coach. ... Pulp Fiction is a 1994 film by director Quentin Tarantino, who cowrote the film with Roger Avary. ...

Equipment

A typical surf amplifier setup consists of a Fender Reverb spring reverberation unit used with a Fender blackface Twin Reverb amplifier. For a guitar, models by Fender, Mosrite, Teisco, or Danelectro are regular choices. Short-scale guitars like the Fender Jaguar are particularly popular, 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. Fender, Danelectro, Mosrite bass guitars are common as well. Surf drum kits tend to be Rogers, Ludwig,Gretsch or Slingerland. For the British rock band of the same name, see Amplifier (band). ... Fender redirects here. ... Fender redirects here. ... Mosrite was an American guitar manufacturing company, based in Bakersfield, California, from the late 1950s to the mid 1990s Founded by Semie Moseley, Mosrite guitars were played by many rock and roll and country artists such as Kurt Cobain, Joe Maphis, Larry Collins, Buck Trent, The Ventures, the MC5, Arthur... Teisco (テイスコ) was a Japanese manufacturer of affordable musical instruments from 1948 until 1969. ... Danelectro DC-3 reissue. ... The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar that was introduced in 1962. ... Stratocaster redirects here. ... Jim Fuller Lead Guitar and co song writer of the famous 1960s rock band The Surfaris. ... The Surfaris were a surf rock band formed in California in 1962, and are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles area, and nationally by May, 1963 : Surfer Joe (the A side), andWipe Out on the B side of a 45 RPM single. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Rogers Drums, is a drum company created in 1949 and based in Covington, Ohio. ... Ludwig-Musser is a drum and percussion instrument manufacturer owned by Conn-Selmer, Inc. ... Gretsch is a U.S. musical instrument manufacturer currently being distributed by guitar company Fender and drum craft company Kaman. ... 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, performed by The Ventures. This article is about the spy series. ... Walk Dont Run (1960) The Ventures are a rock instrumental band formed in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, two Seattle masonry workers. ...

Surfabilly is a subgenre often featuring traditional surf melodies played over rockabilly chord structures. Examples include the bands Snowman, The Red Elvises, Southern Culture on the Skids, and The Young Werewolves. Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, and emerged in the early-1950s. ... A classic snowman. ... Red Elvises is a rock band that settled 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 (vocals, bass guitar). ... The Young Werewolves are a Philadelphia rock band formed in 2002. ...

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. The Beach Boys and Dick Dale produced songs in this subgenre such as "Little Deuce Coupe" and "Mag Wheels". Bruce & Terry were Bruce Johnston and Terry Melcher. ... Ronny & the Daytonas were a surf rock group of the early 1960s whose members included Paul Jensen (vocals, guitar), Don Henderson (Bass, Guitar), Lynn Williams (drums), Lee Craft (writing, guitar) and Buck Ronny Wilkins (writing, guitar, vocals) with contributions from many more. ... The Hondells were an American surf rock band formed in 1964, that was actually the product of record producer Gary Usher. ... The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band. ... This article is about the surf 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.

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. The Ramones experimented with surf music and numerous small bands of the midwest currently perform this style. 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. The Dead Kennedys also had a very surf-influenced sound, largely due to guitarist East Bay Ray's guitar playing. Surf punk is a sub-genre of punk rock that fuses surf rock and punk, respectively. ... Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... This article is about the region of Southern California. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... Agent Orange is a punk band from Placentia, California. ... This page is about the band; see Kennedy family for the political dynasty, or The Kennedy Curse, which inspired the name Dead Kennedys The Dead Kennedys, from San Francisco, California are widely considered to be one of the greatest punk rock bands of all time. ... 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. Important Japanese surf guitar players include Yuzo Kayama and Takeshi Terauchi. 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. 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. Walk Dont Run (1960) The Ventures are a rock instrumental band formed in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, two Seattle masonry workers. ... YÅ«zo Kayama, a Japanese popular musician and film star was born in 1937, the son of one of one of Japans biggest male stars of the 1930s, Ken Uehara The handsome and likable Yuzo Kayama became one of Japans biggest male stars of the 1960s. ... The Beatles arrival at Americas JFK Airport in 1964 has proved a particularly enduring image of Beatlemania. ... The Surf Coasters are a Japanese surf band that was started by Shigeo Naka in 1994. ...

See also

• Surf music
• Surf pop
• Skate rock

Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture, particularly Orange County and other areas of Southern California. ... Surf-pop was a genre of pop music popular from the mid- to late-1960s and characterized by its unsophisticated song structure, frequent use of vocal harmonies, and lyrics related to the surf culture popular in the United States Pacific coastal region at that time. ... Skate rock is mainly a term used for rock, punk, emo and heavy metal bands, generally from the 1980s and the 1990s, who were involved in the sport of skateboarding. ...

Example surf rock artists and groups

See also list of surf rock musicians

• The Atlantics
• The Beach Boys
• Al Casey
• The Centurions
• The Challengers
• The Chantays
• Dick Dale
• Los Kahunas
• Les Fradkin & Get Wet
• Lost Acapulco
• The Isotopes
• The Lively Ones
• Man or Astro-man?
• Marketts (also spelled Mar-ketts)
• The Mermen
• The Nobility
• The Pyramids
• The Routers
• The Surfaris
• The Teenbeats
• The Tornadoes
• The Trashmen
• The Recruders
• The Young Werewolves
• The Ziggens

1950s, 1960s The Astronauts The Atlantics The Beach Boys The Bel-Airs Bruce & Terry Al Casey The Challengers The Chantays The Clee-Shays Jerry Cole Dick Dale Eddie & the Showmen The Fantastic Baggys The Honeys The Impacts Jan & Dean Bruce Johnston The Lively Ones Marketts Terry Melcher Mr. ... The Atlantics were an Australian surf rock band in the early 1960s and arguably Australias most successful of the genre. ... The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band. ... The Centurions were a surf rock band from Newport Beach, California, active in the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... The Challengers were a surf rock group from Southern California. ... The Chantays were a surf rock band from the early 1960s, best known for only one hit, the instrumental Pipeline (1963, see 1963 in music). ... This article is about the surf guitarist. ... The Lively Ones were an instrumental surf rock band active in Southern California in the 60s. ... 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. ... The Mermen are an influential psychedelic surf band from San Francisco, California. ... The Nobility (formerly known as Jetpack UK/Jetpack) is a pop rock band based in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The Routers were an American instrumental group in the early 1960s. ... The Surfaris were an American surf music band formed in Glendora, California in 1962. ... Tornados is a British instrumental group of the 1960s who acted as the in-house back-up group for many of Joe Meeks productions. ... The Trashmen were a rock and roll band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1962. ... The Young Werewolves are a Philadelphia rock band formed in 2002. ... The Ziggens are a band based out of Orange County, California whos self-described style of cowpunksurfabilly combines elements of surf rock, punk, ska, and country. ...

Notable Surf Rock Songs

• "Spinning Away" by Sugar Ray
• "Let's Go Trippin'" by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
• "K-39" by The Challengers
• "Mr. Moto" by The Bel-Airs
• "Under Water" by The Frogmen
• "Baja" by The Astronauts
• "Surfin' USA" by The Beach Boys
• "Pipeline" by The Chantays
• "Misirlou" by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
• "Wipe Out" by the Surfaris
  
  
• "Bustin' Surfboards"-The Tornadoes
• "Interstellar Hardrive" by Man Or Astro-Man?
• "Another Summer Song" by Los Kahunas

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

References

• Burt, Rob (1986), Surf City, Drag City, Blandford Press, ISBN 0-7137-1890-0