The Trashmen were a rock and roll band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1962. The group's lineup was Tony Andreason on lead guitar, Dan Winslow on guitar and singing, Steve Wahrer on drums and singing, and Bob Reed on bass guitar. The group played surf rock with many elements from garage rock. Image File history File linksMetadata Trashmen. ... 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. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Official website: http://www. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, often constrasted with speech. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ... In the early 1960s, one of the most popular forms of rock and roll was surf rock. ... Garage rock (performed by garage bands, not to be confused with UK Garage dance music) was a simple, raw form of rock and roll that emerged in the mid-1960s, largely in the United States. ...

The Trashmen's only notable hit was 1963's "Surfin' Bird", which reached #4 on the Billboard charts in the late part of that year. The single's album, Surfin' Bird, wasn't successful. The song, however, has been used in many movies, for example in a famous scene of Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket", and is generally known to be an earworm.The Ramones and The Cramps have played it in many concerts and released their own studio and live versions. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was a Jewish American film director and producer who is widely considered to have been one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers of the late20th century. ... Full Metal Jacket (1987) is a film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. ... Earworm, a loan translation of the German Ohrwurm, is a term for a song stuck in ones head, particularly an annoying one. ... 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. ... Image:The cramps band. ...

The group disbanded in 1967. They reunited in the 1980s and played until the death of Steve Wahrer in 1989. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• VH1.com: The Trashmen
• History of Rock - The Trashmen