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  1. surf music, genre of popular music that arose in southern California in the early 1960s. As the sport of surfing became increasingly popular on the West Coast of the United States, Dick Dale and the Del-Tones provided the sound track, beginning with “Let’s Go Trippin’” in 1961.

  2. Oct 3, 2023 · Surfing symbolises more than just a sport—it’s a lifestyle, a source of inspiration intertwined with art, impacting popular culture, attire, music, and more. Its unique rhythm inspires artists and paves the way for boundless creativity and self-expression.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Surf_musicSurf music - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. Surf music is a subgenre of popular music created in Southern California between the late 1950s and the mid-1960s, with deep roots in the emerging surf culture. From a strictly musical perspective, surf music is characterized by surf-related lyrics, high harmony vocals, catchy and earworm-y guitar solos and riffs, and high reverberation levels.

  5. Sep 22, 2020 · This chapter focuses on the specificities of what is referred to in this book as iconic surf music. It presents its history and the sonic characteristics of the 1960s Californian movement lead by Dick Dale. It theorizes how surf music went from being characterized by...

    • Anne Barjolin-Smith
    • 2020
  6. Jan 6, 2020 · Surf music was born in 1960. Its twangy instrumentals can be traced through many artists from The Shadows and Fleetwood Mac to Australia’s The Sunnyboys and The Cruel Sea.

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  8. Surf music is more than singing about surfing and playing an instrument like a surfer tames a wave - it's a unique, ever-changing sound with the scent of sea breeze. Discover some of the most interesting and surprising facts about surf music and the evolution of the California sound:

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