This is Jim Thaxter & The Travelers actually. Recorded in Jim's basement and released on Ariel Records 73060 in 1960. After this release Jim left the group and the three others, Tony Andriessen, Dal Winslow and Steve Wahrer, formed The Trashmen with a new group member.
This song came around late 58 early 59 which by this point this music had a more harder edge sound would become surf within the next year or two but this is the early sound of Surf music as we know it. Great guitar sound.
Did this song preceed Surfin Bird or succeed Surfin Bird? How to judge by the sound. Now this is much more tolerable than Surfin Bird. Another great song from the Trashmen was "Walkin My Baby."
Pretty darn good for whenever it came out.
jimsingersongwriter 4 months ago
This is Jim Thaxter & The Travelers actually. Recorded in Jim's basement and released on Ariel Records 73060 in 1960. After this release Jim left the group and the three others, Tony Andriessen, Dal Winslow and Steve Wahrer, formed The Trashmen with a new group member.
Bullslukaren 5 months ago
@Bullslukaren And the new group member was bob reed but why did thaxter leav the group. How many was it in the band
TheErrol1975 2 months ago
@TheErrol1975 Sorry for not answer fast. I think it was five Tom delhi + jim thaxter + steve + dal + tony
TheErrol1975 3 weeks ago
This song came around late 58 early 59 which by this point this music had a more harder edge sound would become surf within the next year or two but this is the early sound of Surf music as we know it. Great guitar sound.
mbrand19971 9 months ago
Great Roots-Trashmen Sound.
Hunterex09 1 year ago
Did this song preceed Surfin Bird or succeed Surfin Bird? How to judge by the sound. Now this is much more tolerable than Surfin Bird. Another great song from the Trashmen was "Walkin My Baby."
AMEwrestling 1 year ago