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Released by The Astronauts in early 1963, the track was described as "a typical surf instrumental with a reverberation-heavy twangy guitar and driving drumbeat", and reached # 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 for just one week, the pinnacle of their US chart career.
Even though they had never played surf music (or even surfed, for that matter), the landlocked Astronauts wound up with a long-term recording contract. Amazingly enough, the ruse actually worked for a while.
Regarding the band's performance in 1964's Surf Party, the book Pop Surf Culture states “The Astronauts bang out a thick, reverb-laden instrumental called ‘Firewater,’ and their theme song ‘Surf Party’ happens to be one of the best surf instrumentals ever recorded.” (See Filmography, below)
- Surf
- Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
- yes
- 1961-1968
Feb 7, 2009 · He doesn't like surf music. The remaining members have said they won't play again, since Dennis is dead. Sadly, none of The Astronauts have any real clue as to how much they are loved in the surf community.
May 11, 2020 · When the group went into the recording studio to record their first album in 1963, they’d never heard of or played surf music before. Their first single was “Baja” which was written by none other than Lee Hazelwood (who was famous for his production work with Duane Eddy and Nancy Sinatra).
Regarding the band's performance in 1964's Surf Party, the book Pop Surf Culture states “The Astronauts bang out a thick, reverb-laden instrumental called ‘Firewater,’ and their theme song ‘Surf Party’ happens to be one of the best surf instrumentals ever recorded.”
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So even though the landlocked group had never played surf music (or even surfed, for that matter), the classic Astronauts lineup—Rich Fifield, Dennis Lindsey and Bob Demmon on guitars, Jon Storm Patterson on bass and drummer Jim Gallagher—ended up with a long-term recording contract.
