The trashmen

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The trashmen
General information
Genre (s) Surf rock
founding 1962, 1982
resolution 1967, 2016
Website https://www.facebook.com/TheTrashmenBand/
Current occupation
Tony Andreason
Electric guitar
 Dal Winslow
Bob Reed
Robin Reed (since 2009)
former members
Drums
 Steve Wahrer (1962–1989; † 1989)
Drums
 Mark Andreason (1989-2009)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Surfin 'Bird
  DE 25th 03/01/1964 (3 weeks)
  US 4th December 07, 1963 (13 weeks)
  UK 3 05/02/2009 (4 weeks)
Bird dance beat
  US 30th 02/08/1964 (7 weeks)

The Trashmen was an American surf rock band formed in 1962 .

biography

The band was formed in Minneapolis in 1962 from the band Jim Thaxter & the Travelers, founded in 1959 . With their hit Surfin 'Bird, a combination of the pieces The Bird's the Word and Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow by the Doo-Wop vocal group The Rivingtons , with some crazy lines of text and distinctive drums, they reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964 . After the first edition of the single had identified the Trashmen as the authors of the piece, after detailed legal advice on subsequent pressings of the single The Rivingtons was named as the composer . Several cover versions of the title appeared in later years , including The Beach Boys and the Ramones , The Cramps and the German thrash metal band Sodom . The piece of music is also included in various films (for example in Full Metal Jacket , in Werner - Gekotzt wird later! And in Pink Flamingos ), in TV series (for example Family Guy ) and in computer games (for example in Battlefield Vietnam and in the preview from Magicka Vietnam ).

After the band broke up in 1967, there was a revival in 1982; the band then continued to play with the original line-up until Steve Wahrer's death in 1989. Tony Andreason's brother Mark, with whom the band still performed occasionally in the 1990s, took over the vacant position of drummer. In 2009 Mark Andreason was replaced as drummer by Robin Reed, the son of bassist Bob Reed. The band has been separated again since 2016.

Discography

Albums

  • 1964: Surfin 'Bird EP
  • 1964: Surfin 'Bird
  • 1964: Bad News EP
  • 1990: Live Bird '65 -'67
  • 1994: Great Lost Album!

Singles

  • 1963: Surfin 'Bird / King of the Surf
  • 1963: Bird Dance Beat / A-Bone
  • 1964: Bad News / On the Move
  • 1964: Peppermint Man / New Generation
  • 1964: Whoa, Dad / Walkin 'My Baby
  • 1964: Dancin 'With Santa / Real Live Doll
  • 1965: Bird '65 / Ubangi Stomp
  • 1965: Keep Your Hands Off My Baby / Lost Angel
  • 1966: Same Lines / Hangin 'On Me
  • 1966: Surfin 'Bird / (B-side: Liar Liar from The Castaways )

Compilations (selection)

  • 1984: Rockabilly Psychosis & The Garage Disease
  • 1992: Tube City! The best of the trashmen
  • 1995: Pulp Rock Instros - Vol 1
  • 1996: Cowabunga! Surf box
  • 1998: Bird Call! The Twin City Stomp of The Trashmen (4-CD-Box)
  • 2003: Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar - Vol. 02
  • 2006: Pulp Action - The Tarantino Connection Volume One

literature

  • Martin Schmidt: Surf Beat - the who's who of surf and instromusic . Ventil Verlag, Mainz 2007. ISBN 978-3-931555-85-6

Web links

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE UK US
  2. ↑ a b c d Martin Schmidt: Surf Beat - The Who's Who of Surf and Instromusic, p. 44 f.
  3. ↑ Web presence of the band on Facebook