Surf culture music or lesser known as beach pop can be described in a number of ways. Although, it is arguable that it is more towards a feeling of surfing. At first, it was deeply spiritual or religious. It was Hawaiian tradition for the priests to pray to the gods, to bless the surfers. Similar ritual chants were also used in the creations of surfboards. Surf music was and is a cultural phenomenon. Over the years the line between what is and isn't 'surf music' has become blurred, confused, debated, faded and almost extinct! Throughout this paper, I will explain to you what Surf music truly is.
Although Surf music has been around for many, many years, it first became popular in the early 1960’s. Musicians who did not surf themselves introduced it as a new genre of music. It can be split into two different genres but they both set out to do the same thing; help popularizes surfing as well as provide an uplifting and never deary tune to people everywhere.
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These genres consist of surf rock and surf pop. Surf culture music was a very popular genre of music and was found mostly in Southern California.
It was popular from the start, and throughout the mid ‘60’s. The band most associated with surf music would be The Beach Boys. The harmonic music consisted of the surf culture and rhythm that formed the stereotypical Southern Californian that we know today. Just a few things that became popular in this ear are bikinis, board shorts and skateboards.
The king of the Surf Guitar; Dick Dale. Dick Dale pioneered the surf music genre and his guitar skills have influenced musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, and Eddie Van Halen. He was born in Boston, but moved to Southern California when he was a teenager, where he learned to surf in high school, and began to make music, attempting to recreate the sound of surfing. Dick Dale is known for consistently blowing up the amps provided for him at concerts, so he worked closely with Fender (a guitar amplifier company) to make an amp capable of supporting Dale’s
volume. There are a several bands that were known for Surf culture type music, and a couple of them are The Ventures and The Beach Boys. The Ventures were an instrumental band that became popular in the 1960’s. They became famous with their first couple songs, “Walk Don’t Run” in 1960 and “Pipeline” in 1962. They also created a theme song for the TV show, “Hawaii Five-O”, that solidified their role in surf music and culture. The Beach Boys are the most influential band that represents the surf culture music. They are known for their harmonies, and singing of surfing, cars, and girls. They formed the stereotypical Californian teenager. In 1964, once the British Invasion started, surf music declined greatly. Only The Beach Boys could maintain their popularity. But, only by moving away from their original surf image. They became one of the only pop groups that could rival the Beatles. They would wait until 1968 to record another surf themed song. In conclusion, the genre is a very happy toned kind of music and is meant to cheer people up. Even though, surf music wasn’t like the other music of the time in the 1960’s, there were some instances where they crossed paths. When the music talked of partying and sex, it was often banned from the radio. Overall, surf music would capture the fun and excitement of surfing while being able to be enjoyed by others that did not necessarily surf, and shall forever be one of the key contributors in music in the 1960’s.
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