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Surf rock is a genre of rock and roll associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is instrumen
1963 performance flyer, promoting surf musicians
The Beach Boys performing "I Get Around" in 1964
The 1932 Ford that appeared on the cover to the Beach Boys' album, Little Deuce Coupe from 1963
Garage rock
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Garage rock is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most commonly in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The styl
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…all surf acts, was effectively ended by the British Invasion beginning in early 1964. Hot rod music also ceased to be prominent that year. The emerging garage rock, folk rock, blues rock and later psychedelic rock genres also contributed to the decline of surf rock. The Beach Boys survived the invasion by diversifying…
The D-Men (later the Fifth Estate) in 1964
Link Wray, pictured in 1993, who helped pioneer the use of guitar power chords and distortion as early as 1958 with the instrumental "Rumble", has been cited as an early influence on garage rock.
The Pleasure Seekers in 1966 (Suzi Quatro far right)
Paul Revere & the Raiders in 1967