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Timeline of American Surf Music by Alex Cosper 1960 - The Ventures have an instrumental hit with their cover of "Walk Don't Run" 1960 - The Ventures have a top 15 hit with "Perfidia" 1960 - "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" by Brian Hyland is a number one hit 1961 - Dick Dale releases his first single "Let's Go Trippin'" 1962 - Beach Boys have their first big hit with "Surfin' Safari" 1962 - Dick Dale releases his signature song "Miserlou" 1962 - Dick Dale releases first album Surfers' Choice 1963 - Beach Party, featuring Dick Dale music, kicks off a wave of beach party films 1963 - "Pipeline" by The Chantay's is a top 5 hit 1963 - "Surf City" by Jan & Dean hits number one in July 1963 - "Surfin' USA" by the Beach Boys is a top 3 hit 1963 - "Surfer Girl" by the Beach Boys is a top 10 hit 1963 - The Surfaris have a massive surf anthem hit with "Wipeout" 1964 - Ventures released a new version of "Walk Don't Run" that becomes a big hit 1964 - Beach Boys continue their string of hits with "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "I Get Around" 1964 - Jan & Dean have a hit with the theme song for the film Ride the Wild Surf 1965 - "California Girls" by the Beach Boys helps popularize west coast pop culture 1966 - "Wipeout" by the Surfaris re-charts and is a hit again 1966 - "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" by the T-Bones is a top 10 hit 1966 - "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys is considered an influential sonic masterpiece 1969 - The Ventures have a top 5 hit with the theme from the TV series "Hawaii Five-O" 1974 - The Endless Summer by the Beach Boys is a retrospective of their musical career 1976 - The Beach Boys return to the charts with the Chuck Berry cover "Rock and Roll Music" 1981 - "The Beach Boys Medley" in a top 15 hit 1983 - Dick Dale returns with his surf comeback album Tiger Loose 1987 - The Fat Boys and the Beach Boys have a major surf/rap hit with "Wipeout" 1988 - The Beach Boys have their first #1 hit in two decades with "Kokomo" 1993 - Dick Dale releases Tribal Thunder album 1994 - Dick Dale appears on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack 1994 - Dick Dale releases Unknown Territory 1994 - Rhino releases the Cowabunga Surf Box Set 1996 - Dick Dale releases Calling Up Spirits |
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