After the passing (1/12/89) of singer Steve Wahrer and the 1963 hit "Surfin' Bird", The Trashmen are still in demand! TONY ANDREASON (The Trashmen) Founding member and lead guitarist for The Trashmen of Minneapolis, MN. In late 1964 the group went on a tour of South America. Andreason shared lead vocals with drummer Steve Wahrer in the band's original iteration, and handles all lead vocals in the current band, reformed in the 1990s. It came out shortly after Steve's death. The Trashmen was a surf and punk band. "Surfin' Bird" was the biggest hit to come out of Minnesota in the 1960s — but The Trashmen weren't the only young rock and roll band in town. The Trashmen - Discography USA : 34 Records : Latest Updates : Gallery : USA 34 France 8 Canada 7 Germany 6 Italy 4 Netherlands 4 Sweden 3 Australia 2 Belgium 2 Brazil 2 Finland 2 Japan 2 Mexico 2 New Zealand 2 + More Countries (19 Total) All Records 86. ... His employer introduced the teenager to songwriter Kal Mann, who penned the singer’s debut single, ‘The Class’. In fact, it was just a medley of the Rivington's choruses minus the verses. The Trashmen boil everything down to the most basic elements, pounding drums and crazy yelping vocals, with … He was given his new name by the wife of the legendary disc jockey Dick Clark as a derivation of Fats Read more. Now we know how to do it!
The Trashmen were featured on “American Bandstand” – only the show was too cheap to fly out the entire band, so Steve Wahrer (the drummer and singer) was out there alone, doing the Bird. The Trashmen won back the recording rights to “Surfin’ Bird” but long ago lost their songwriting rights to the hit, which is the more lucrative territory among music royalties. The Surfaris - 80% match to The Trashmen. The group's original lineup was Tony Andreason on lead guitar and vocals, Dal Winslow on guitar and vocals, Steve Wahrer on drums and vocals, and Bob Reed on bass guitar. The Rivingtons' manager reported it to their lawyers, and the Trashmen were ordered to add the surnames of the Rivingtons to the credits. The Trashmen’s original Surfin’ Bird was essentially a cover itself; a surf-rock reimagining of the choruses from two separate songs by the brilliant ’60s doo-wop group The Rivingtons – The Bird Is The Word and Papa Oom Mow Mow.. The Trashmen made it in a record shop and passed it off as their own. The new book "Everbody's Heard About the … "Comic Book Collector" presents some very well done, classic covers and a few originals as well.
The song is a crude, off-the-cuff pastiche of the songs "The Bird's the Word" and "Papa Ooh Mow Mow" by California Doo-Wop group the Rivingtons. In Canada, “Bird Dance Beat” was a top 10 hit, as well.The Trashmen went on to have 5 other charting singles and 14 albums. The Trashmen made the top 20 in 1964 with Surfin' Bird, a one hit wonder. The group played surf rock which included elements from garage rock. The Trashmen are a rock and roll band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1962.
This song was built upon the 1962 song Papa Oom Mow Mow by The Rivingtons, and was a two-sided single with King Of The Surf on the back. The Trashmen continued to release great follow up singles. In 1964, “Bird Dance Beat” reached #30 in The United States, becoming a mega hit in Brazil. Spring 1963: A year after forming, the Trashmen road-trip to California and come back as surf-rockers.
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