Remember Jimi Hendrix’s 1967 extraterrestrial classic “Third Stone From the Sun,” where he promised the people of Earth that they’d never hear surf music again? Jimi didn’t live to see the 1974 revival of the Beach Boys when they rode a wave of nostalgia through the Bicentennial. Surf music has shown staying power ever since.
Every summer is just an excuse to remember gremmies, baggies and Huarache sandals. We thought it appropriate to list our 10 best songs on the subject of surfing (as opposed to surf-rock instrumentals, although we give “Wipe Out” and “Let’s Go Trippin’ ” honorable mention for at least announcing their titles at the start … More
10. – The Trashmen : Surfin’ Bird (1963)
9. – The Sentinals – Surfin Tragedy
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