Thursday, April 30, 2009
Famous Duo helped develop "Hot Rod" music
Along with the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, one member helped develop the sound of vocal "surf" and "hot rod" music. He was a major influence on Wilson's production. Bridged the vocal era of doo-wop and the Southern California sound. Employed the famous "Wrecking Crew" of L.A. session musicians. One of the first rock groups to incorporate classical arrangements. The other member became one of rock's great graphic artists. Recorded a full-length album parody of the "Batman" craze in 1966. In addition to designing many album covers in the Seventies, one member co-created the logo for the band Chicago.
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Hot Rod music and surfing music was so hot back then. Me and my girlfriends used to spend most of the summer at the beaches of Malibu and Zuma. So many surfers with the bleached blonde hair and riding those waves was so cool! It seemed like there were hundreds of radios playing this kind of music. There were also Teenage Fairs and Pacific Ocean Park (POP) around in the mid-60's when I was growing up in southern California. Downey to be exact. POP was the forerunner of amusement parks like the ones in Santa Cruz and Great America and Magic Mountain. We hung out at these great places also since this is where the teens hung around.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in high school in the late 60's, I had a souped up Mustang, bright red! Used to listen to the "car songs" and the beach music as well when I lived in San Diego. Those were great times and I will remember them always.
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