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#DuaneEddy is one of the first and most influential #instrumentalrock ’n’ roll guitarists. Eddy made his breakthrough playing a Gretsch 6120 guitar in 1958 when he scored a No. 6 hit on the Billboard charts with “Rebel-Rouser.” #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on January 13, 2021.
#LinkWray recalled, “I’ve got bad eyes and I can’t hear real good so I had to play loud ‘cause I couldn’t play clean…The only reason I was doing instrumentals was because I couldn’t sing.” https://t.co/RyoEsQmsfa #InstrumentalSurf #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 07, 2021.
#LinkWray was the archetypal rock ‘n’ roll guitarist, a seemingly mythical figure whose sound was shaped by a series of significant life events. #InstrumentalSurf #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on January 07, 2021.
@SusanSakmar @Fender Thank you so much for stopping by! We hope you enjoyed our exhibition. Did you have a favorite object? https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on November 04, 2020.
Although #DuaneEddy’s Gretsch 6120 guitar played well, it was heavy and the electrical system was prone to feedback. He retired the guitar after an appearance on American Bandstand and a few other live performances. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on January 13, 2021.
DJ Cousin Mary continues the tradition every Saturday night on the KFJC Reverb Hour. We were lucky to have her visit #InstrumentalSurf, along with guitarist @frankiepoolboy of local surf music groups The TomorrowMen and Pollo del Mar, who are also featured in the exhibit. This tweet was posted on April 29, 2021.
Davie Allan is an instrumental rock guitarist who enjoyed popular success in the mid- to late-1960s, even as demand for surf music and instrumentals waned. As a teen, he was inspired by Duane Eddy’s distinctive tone and emphasis on the lower notes of the guitar. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 05, 2021.
During the summer of 1961, #DickDale & his Del-Tones played dances known as “stomps” to thousands of teenagers in Southern California. As crowds grew, Dale and his group played at increasingly higher volumes, causing amplifiers to malfunction on a regular basis. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on January 22, 2021.
Ever wonder what goes into creating an exhibition at SFO Museum? Our Curator Daniel wrote a behind-the-scenes blog post about his work on “Surf’s Up: Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Check it out here: https://t.co/ifGZHksyeZ #InstrumentalSurf #MuseumFromHome #behindthescenes This tweet was posted on December 21, 2020.
For many guitarists, customized gear is essential to the look and sound of surf music. One example is the series of customized Fender Jaguar guitars that Dave Wronski hand-crafted for his progressive, Southern California surf music trio Slacktone. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on June 15, 2021.
For more about #InstrumentalSurf and surf music, listen to @KFJC897fm on Saturday, May 15th. The exhibition's curator, Dan Calderon, will be on the air talking with DJ Cousin Mary during the "Reverb Hour" from 8–9pm. This tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.
For the unique sound on “Reber-Rouser,” #DuaneEddy played his guitar through a DeArmond tremolo effect and a high-powered Magnatone amplifier, and the guitar track was fed into a speaker and microphone installed in a 2000-gallon water tank as an echo chamber. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on January 13, 2021.
Fronted by surf music historian John Blair, Jon & The Nightriders followed the EP with Surf Beat ’80 and continued the group’s dedication to reviving the traditional emotion and tone of instrumental surf music. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 15, 2021.
George M. Reid documented The Ventures' 1965 tour of Japan in "Beloved Invaders," a film titled after the name given to the band by their Japanese fans. #InstrumentalSurf ♪ Watch the live clip: “Walk, Don’t Run ‘64” https://t.co/G41q6bVk0L This tweet was posted on June 25, 2021.
Hundreds of instrumental surf bands pressed a multitude of records, producing both regional and national hits. Album cover artwork and graphic design reflected California’s surfing culture and is a colorful reminder of the 1960s surf music scene. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on March 26, 2021.
In 1958, The Tielman Brothers released "Rock Little Baby of Mine," a vocal tune that was the first Dutch rock 'n' roll single. Watch the group performing "Rock It Up" on television in 1959: https://t.co/7uMkIgRDan #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on February 09, 2021.
In 1962, The Ventures toured Japan for the first time as a duo with founding members Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. Thousands of fans were on hand to greet the band when they returned to Japan in 1964 as a quartet with Nokie Edwards and Mel Taylor. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on June 25, 2021.
In 1992, The Phantom Surfers' guitarist Mel Bergman created his own double-neck guitar. Affectionately known as “DoubleJunk,” the unique guitar incorporated hardware and electrical components from a 1980s Fender Jaguar and 1960s Japanese Jazzmaster copy. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.
In Japan, Takeshi Terauchi (b. 1939) and Yūzō Kayama (b. 1937) sparked a craze for electric guitar music known as Eleki. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on March 12, 2021.
In the United States, the 1970s were primarily a dormant period for instrumental rock until the end of the decade, when in 1979, Jon & The Nightriders unleashed a surf music revival with their self-titled 7” EP. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 15, 2021.
Instrumental rock groups proliferated around the world from the 1950s through the 1960s. In the Netherlands, Dutch-Indonesian rockers The Tielman Brothers were part of a hybrid rock 'n' roll and instrumental rock genre known as Indo Rock. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on February 09, 2021.
Instrumental surf music was revived in the early 1980s and spread worldwide in the 1990s. The music is now more diverse than ever, and there are active surf and instrumental scenes throughout the U.S. and in Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Japan, and across Europe. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on July 19, 2021.
Like their counterparts in the United States, international instrumental bands in the late 1950s and 1960s were influenced by rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll. The Shadows, a group of teenagers from London, led the European instrumental charge. #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on March 12, 2021.
See #DuaneEddy’s Gretsch 6120 guitar and more online in “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll” at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU #InstrumentalSurf #SurfRock #InstrumentalRock This tweet was posted on January 13, 2021.
See more of Dick Dale and his Del-Tones in “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at: https://t.co/67IfDrfyVa #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on February 18, 2021.
See more of Dick Dale and his Del-Tones in “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at: https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on January 22, 2021.
See more of The Ventures in “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at: https://t.co/ojjYamZxau #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on January 29, 2021.
See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 29, 2021.
See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on June 07, 2021.
See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU. Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 15, 2021.
See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU. Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on June 25, 2021.
See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU. Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.
See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU. Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on April 05, 2021.
See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU. Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on March 12, 2021.
See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU. Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on March 26, 2021.
See more of “Surf’s Up! Instrumental Rock ‘n’ Roll,” online at https://t.co/ojjYamHVLU. Check out the exhibition playlist on Spotify: https://t.co/Tqz7RZ0woX #InstrumentalSurf This tweet was posted on June 15, 2021.