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Permalink First hand accounts from the first wave of surf music on SG101 (thread collection)

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Hey folks,
over the years a number of musicians from the 60s have shared their stories here on the forum, some even answered questions from other forum members in detail. For me these stories are one of the best things on SG101, but as the forum is basically growing by the minute, it often becomes difficult to find these stories, because you basically have to know that they are here beforehand.

So my idea was to collect the threads, in which first wave surf musicians talked in detail about their life in the 60s in a separate thread. Is started with everything I could remember from the top of my head, but I encourage anyone to add to this list. I bet there are stories in the depths of the forum, I have not read so far, and I sure would enjoy to do so.

Paul Johnson / Belairs / Good Guys / Challengers
https://surfguitar101.com/news/story/724/
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/post/369412/
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/post/226800/

Eddie & the Showmen / Eddie Bertrand
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/post/49590/
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/11694/ (includes link to interview audio)
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/20163/ (includes link to interview video)

Dave Myers & the Surftones
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/23279/
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/23259/
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/7128/

New Dimensions
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/post/306482/

Fender IV / Randy Holden
https://surfguitar101.com/news/story/193/
https://surfguitar101.com/news/story/61/

Centurions / Centurians
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/post/301626/

Irridescents
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/15194/?page=1#p209453

Pharos
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/12598/

Los Apollos - cinematic surf music trio (Berlin)
"Postcards from the Scrapyard" Vol. 1, 2 & 3 NOW available on various platforms!
"Chaos at the Lobster Lounge" available as LP and download on Surf Cookie Records!

Last edited: Mar 14, 2019 06:33:28

Brill! Thank you Thumbs Up

Fady

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Last edited: Mar 01, 2020 12:10:26

Stickied! Thanks for doing this Simon!

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This is awesome! Thanks, Simon!

Bob

Gasp! I had no idea. Now I'm so excited about all the reading coming up. Thanks a million for doing this!

Daniel Deathtide

I just noticed that I had missed a second Randy Holden interview, which is now added to the list in the first post of this thread.

Los Apollos - cinematic surf music trio (Berlin)
"Postcards from the Scrapyard" Vol. 1, 2 & 3 NOW available on various platforms!
"Chaos at the Lobster Lounge" available as LP and download on Surf Cookie Records!

thanks!

I've done a few interviews of 1st wave artists...

This is A Day at the Beach podcast #84. It features Jimmy Gallagher, drummer of The Astronauts. Unfortunately, Jimmy passed away about a month ago.
https://www.austinribbonmicrophones.com/adayatthebeach/podcasts/BeachPodcastn84-FinalJimmyGallagher.mp3

This is podcast #166... interview with Jim Messina and Ron House of Jim Messina and His Jesters. The discussion mainly deals with his high-school band and not the other bands he moved on to... Buffalo Springfield, Pogo, Loggins & Messina, etc.
https://www.austinribbonmicrophones.com/adayatthebeach/podcasts/BeachPodcastn166.mp3

I did an interview with Paul Johnson many years ago on KCR radio... I'll have to do some searching to find that one.

Thanks for the additions, Clint!

I remember listening to the Messina interview, when it was released. Who ever is interested, here is the discussion, which took place on SG101 shortly afterwards:
https://surfguitar101.com/forums/topic/32894/

I haven't heard the interview with Gallagher, but will chekc it out once I find some time.

Los Apollos - cinematic surf music trio (Berlin)
"Postcards from the Scrapyard" Vol. 1, 2 & 3 NOW available on various platforms!
"Chaos at the Lobster Lounge" available as LP and download on Surf Cookie Records!

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