It's great to learn the back stories of the music we grew up with - even 60 years after the event!! I look forward to more tales.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@Peter79669 ай бұрын
I remember in elementary school, 5th grade I believe, every guy in my class playing the Wipe Out drum roll before class. Someone one start us off with their best rendition of that manic laugh and then scream "wipe out". We let it rip. Most of us couldn't hold the beat. It didn't matter. We made a lot of noise.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Noise is what it’s all about! Our objective in the garage band was to be as loud as possible.
@tedecker37929 ай бұрын
Wipe Out was far and away the most played song on the jukebox for years, and all over the country. And the most finger drummed on school desks!
@michaelfields77949 ай бұрын
Absolutely! And dashboards 😂
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Yep! Thanks for the view and comment!
@cards04868 ай бұрын
I remember in the cafeteria, during lunch, guys trying to do it on the edge of their tables.
@MitchellMaichak-ze7mr8 ай бұрын
Finger drumming " Wipeout " in my Junior High School in the years of 1966 to 1967 , was a challenge , if not , a rite of passage , amongst non - musician males , as it was the only thing of that sort , that they could do ! I did NOT participate , as I was starting to really learn guitar playing !!!
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
@@MitchellMaichak-ze7mr I stuck to guitar starting at age 14 because it attracted GIRLS.
@cindyspears53699 ай бұрын
Wow, great story!!
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, Cindy! Good to see you on the channel again!
@ciaranmurray66239 ай бұрын
Great video. Used to have wipeout as a ringtone.! ! Never knew about its origin. Thanks again for the fascinating story👍
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
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@kelf1149 ай бұрын
I never knew it started as a B side! I remember going to a wedding with my parents when I was really little, and getting all excited when the band did this song at the reception. 😄 I'm a year and a day younger than this song. 😄 Thank you for another great video! ♥️ (If you're ever wondering what songs to dive into.... I'd like to suggest Telstar, please. I love that song and that was always one of my dad's favorites. Just a suggestion! I'm happy hearing about all the music in my life! 😊♥️)
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Hi and Thanks! I will put Telstar in the research list. A lot of those songs that The Ventures ended up recording don’t have much background, but I investigate everything.
@kelf1149 ай бұрын
@@the_guitar_trooperThank you! I appreciate the effort! And sorry that it sometimes takes me a bit to catch up. "Sane" and "peaceful" are not adjectives I would use to describe my life right now. However, "interesting", "ridiculous" and "busy" are definitely appropriate. 😄
@tpatrick449 ай бұрын
I had no idea! 🤣 Everybody was playing the Wipeout Drum Part on our desktops at school! What a Boss Story! 🏄♂️ 😂
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
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@rocksinger459 ай бұрын
Thanks for thoroughly explaining the history of that song ~ I can remember picking up a pair of sticks back in 1964 (I was 14) and beating on our metal trash cans trying to play that drum solo and my mother yelling at me to knock it off ~ That was when I realized that I shouldn't become a drummer ~
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
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@larryambrose26608 ай бұрын
I thought the drum solo was the greatest drum solo of all time.
@rocksinger458 ай бұрын
@@larryambrose2660 ~ Yes ~ Back in the day ~ Me too ~
@Foul_Quince9 ай бұрын
Great story! You really made it come alive! Surfer Joe was actually the hit in my home town. Re Hung on You - Phil Spector was so annoyed with DJ's playing "Unchained Melody" over Hung On You, because it meant he, as a co-author, made less money from mechanical royalties, that he would ring up DJs and harrass and threaten them for not playing it. It's impossible not to think that the conversation ended with the DJ saying "Yeah Phil? What are you gonna do about it? Shoot me?"
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Your wit is timeless, Quince! Thanks a million for the view!
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
P.S. “Surfer Joe” made it to a dismal #62 in the U.S.
@schuberttim9 ай бұрын
Phil still made the royalties from sales; he just lost the radio royalties. Royalties for sales are paid for both sides of a record.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
@@schuberttim Thanks for the post!
@Foul_Quince9 ай бұрын
@@schuberttim Correct. That's the mechanical royalties bit. I think Phil's ego might have come into a bit, too, him being mental and what not.
@franksmith68719 ай бұрын
Another great video! The band I was in in 1967 & '68, called The Ramrods, of course played Wipe Out too. We played AM Radio Top 40 hits and Wipe Out was a crowd favorite, but our drummer hated it LOL! Too much work! We also played Beach Boy songs and some Ventures tunes. When I became a Jimi Hendrix fan and listened to his first album "Are You Experienced", I chuckled when on the song "Third Stone From The Sun" the psychedelic Hendrix spoke the line, "...never hear surf music again...". But I was never too cool to appreciate that mostly cheerful & upbeat genre and I still do.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Great post! Thanks!
@michaelfields77949 ай бұрын
I remember so many cool band names back then. "Ramrods"😎...I love it!
@Janetsfear8 ай бұрын
If its any consolation, supposedly Dick Dale was a significant influence on Hendrix.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@guarddave9 ай бұрын
I knew some of this story, but not all of it. Great stuff! Duane Eddy & the Rebels' 1958 recording , "Rebel Rouser", was a B-Side. Dick Clark ran out of things to play at a dance party, and flipped Duanes' A-Side, "Stalkin''", over....and a career was made!
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
I forgot all about that Duane Eddy track. I didn’t have one note about it. Thanks!
@sapelesteve9 ай бұрын
Fantastic story! At that time, a close friend of mine was one of the only drummers in our neck of the woods who could play that drum part! Great memories of a time long gone! 👍👍🥁🥁
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
We considered it to be the acid test for a drummer.
@grahamejohn68478 ай бұрын
I've been listening to that since I was a boy in the 60s and never knew any of that .Thanks.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Thank YOU for the view!
@glennso475 ай бұрын
I remember that in the military a lot of my colleagues would play the song in the barracks and would be drumming on whatever was available.
@susanjoyce-yq2mg9 ай бұрын
I watched this on my way out the door to the St. Paddy's day pub crawl. This was a fantastic way to get me in the party headspace. Thanks again, Guitar Trooper! I never knew any of this.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
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@n64uwls6a9 ай бұрын
Thanks for clearing up my understanding of back then…wife and I turn 80 very soon…I did digitalize a lot of back then.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the view!!
@keithcarey63128 ай бұрын
I wrote a time travel story where the main characters (from2022) attend a 1963 surf party. The music on the radio sets the mood throughout. Both of those songs were in the radio mix.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Yeah, baybeeee!
@deborahhunter67688 ай бұрын
Wipe Out was my very first 45!! I’m not sure why but it had a beat and it stuck with you and I loved it and I was a huge Beach Boys fan as time went on, so it was kind of fitting that my first venture into the world of 45 records would be a surfer song! Thanks for the back story! I didn’t realize the whole history, but being not even 10 when I bought it, I had ventured into that brave new world of early 60’s music, never to look back! And I still have that 45!
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@TisEyerish18 ай бұрын
I loved dancing to this back in the day. Talk about being full of energy! I was very surprised when, year's later, the marching band my son was in at his high school played that during their half-time show at every home football game! No, I didn't embarrass him by getting up and dancing, LOL. I love the story and would have loved this video more if it also featured the music!
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Ahhh. Dancing. Thanks for the view! Please help spread the love 💕 and share the videos!!
@greenbeagle137 ай бұрын
Wow, what a great story. Yes, I liked and also subscribed. What a great story. I remember this song well. Thank you for it's history... ✌
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
Thanks again for listening!!
@MartysPopParty9 ай бұрын
Link Wray recorded a song on his 1979 album Bullshot called “Switchblade” which was a Peter Gunn style instrumental. The intro as you described was reenacted with a menacing delivery by singer Robert Gordon whistling while walking with heavy heels before clicking open a switchblade and announcing “Switchblade”.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Wow. 1979 reconception
@CJHallx9 ай бұрын
Great story Thank you.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
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@Classicrocker61199 ай бұрын
I’m a huge 60’s music nut! I absolutely loved this story and most certainly look forward to hearing more! I already clicked the subscribe button!😀
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
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@davidthompson46499 ай бұрын
Very good story, well done..amazing that it was just made up in the studio,
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening, David!
@karenking53578 ай бұрын
I used to dance to WIPEOUT when I was 14.... at s school dance they stared out my SHINDIG type dancing to the BEST SONG of that era... Great story...thanks for sharing
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@michaeltalley519 ай бұрын
On Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" 45, "Free Ride" was on the B side.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
I suppose it happened more often than we suspected! Thanks for the view, and the comment! Please share the videos if you can, it really helps the channel grow. Thanks again!
@bser39739 ай бұрын
Surfer Joe was one of the reasons I went to Huntington beach. Thanks
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
How about that! Thanks for the view!!
@dennislyons30958 ай бұрын
I remember those times very well!! High School. I grew up in a surfing town (Ventura, CA) & we could sing all of the "surfing song"s of the day. Great memories! Thanks for the additional information about the Surfaris.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@ralphgilbert95278 ай бұрын
Interesting, I never knew the story behind the song. It's amazing country bands still play it especially when the crowd gets drunk enough and want to dance fast.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@garys.83338 ай бұрын
Everyone that played drums in the 60’s and 70’s played Wipeout!
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Pretty much yeah
@sethcarley14469 ай бұрын
I'M A NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE AND LOVE YOUR INFO .. YOUR ONE HIT WONDER STORIES ARE GREAT ,, I LVE HERE IN CON AND ONE HIT WONDER CAUGHT MY ATTENTION ON A HIT AND A STORY OF A SUPER B SIDE YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW .. THE SONG WAS NA NANA NA NA NA NA NA ,, HEY HEY HEY GOODBYE ,,, THIS IS A REAL TWISTER STORY AND ITS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD REALLY LOOK INTO ,,, YOU MAY REALLY BE SUPRISED ,, THANKS AGAIN
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Hi! There is already a short on Steam out there. Do a search on the channel. It is a One Hit Wonder short.
@donniekrahn84278 ай бұрын
Now how that went was the band who recorded their song on side one didn’t want to be associated with that song which was on the flip side so they used a made up name for their band for that song. They called themselves Steam. I can see them thinking that song was not too good. Which it wasn’t. Yet it ended up being a smash hit. Who would’ve thought? I forget what the band was originally called.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
@@donniekrahn8427 You are talking about Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye by Steam. The band ‘Steam’ was entirely fictitious. I did a One Hit Wonder video on this. Find it on the channel Video tab
@aminahmed22209 ай бұрын
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day also happy st Patrick's day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Thanks as always, Amin!
@RichadTheLionHeat8 ай бұрын
Absolutely excellent. Truly enjoyed the musical history. Sharing this with many others. 👍🏻😉🎶🎵🛞🏎🏄♂️🏄🏄♀️
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Thanks SO VERY MUCH for the view and comment! And THANKS for the share especially!!
@sgt.duke.mc_507 ай бұрын
I was in High School in mid sixties and like others in the comments, many school teachers were plagued by the Wipeout drum beat on the school desks. Had no idea of the back story, thanks for sharing that info.
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
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@Ken-l2e9 ай бұрын
The DFS 45 runs almost 4 minutes! When DOT records picked it up two verses were cut for airplay. A shame since the uncut version is so much better.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Yeah. Cut to try for more airplay. Doggonnit
@parkerbrown-nesbit17478 ай бұрын
One of my favourite songs from the 60s! (I was 6 when it was released). Oddly enough, I later played it in marching band (we did a whole program of 60s instrumental music).
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
How about THAT! Thanks SO VERY MUCH for the view and comment!
@johnbeard74048 ай бұрын
Excellent. Thank You.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@negf227 ай бұрын
A similar thing happened in England back in 1958, but a totally different out come. EMI signed a promising singer the 1st song (A side)to be recorded was a cover of an American song Schoolboy Crush. The producer asked the singer and his backing group, then called the Drifters if they had one of their own. Just so happened that Ian Samwell had written one on the bus, but only had the 1st verse done before they got to the studio . They liked it told them just to repeat the verse and poof wa la. Now, a guy who had a TV show called Oh Boy ( Jack Good) heard the record and wanted the singer on his show, but he wasn’t going to do the A side--He told EMI it had to be the B side. The song is called Move It and the singer is Cliff Richard. ( who at 83 is still recording and putting on concerts! He made it big everywhere in the world except here in the USA for some unknown reason other than he never wanted to spend 6 months here. His band the Drifters name was changed to the Shadows with various artists coming an and going until the final lineup. They had hits in Their own right. Cliff had got EMI to sign them eventually as well. When the band broke up in the sixties and Cliff went solo, they still got together for several reunion tours and special occasions. The band members had other things they wanted to do as well. Cliff and they guys made several memorable movies in the sixties as well. Cliff had several variety TV series and various west end London plays. So, the same kinda situation, but a whole different 7:38 outcome. Cliff was in his early years considered the British Elvis. I’m a fan , if you couldn’t tell. I bought an album back in 82 was the 1st I ever saw of his over here and after that tried to find everything he ever recorded. Many a time I had to order from overseas. Now he has his own KZbin channel.
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
Wow! GREAT POST!! Thanks!
@drbluzer4 ай бұрын
I remember as a kid in high school in the early 1960's when "WIPE OUT" came out every guy was using their hands to play the drums on lockers in between classes . It was crazy ! "SURFER JOE" did get some airplay in my hometown but it was very little in comparison to "WIPE OUT" ! This is one of many examples where instant fame caused the group to break up after a hit record . Other examples of groups breaking up after a hit song include BLUES IMAGE "RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE" and STORIES "BROTHER LOUIE" .
@Mick_Ts_Chick9 ай бұрын
Interesting story. I'm not sure if I've ever heard Surfer Joe. I'll have to have a listen and see if it rings a bell. I wonder if Wipeout is the song you don't want to play in music stores when testing out drums, like they tell you not to play Smoke on the Water with guitars?
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Passe’ piece for today’s drummers, so we’re safe.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
You can find “Surfer Joe” on KZbin. You’ll hear some similarities to wipeout in chord structure. It’s surf rap - in that aspect, it was a recording before its time. I guess.
@chrishickey75029 ай бұрын
I recall something similar with La Bamba and Donna.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Yep! Who would listen too a remake of an old folk song anyway? eh? eh? EH?
@glennso478 ай бұрын
How about Cliff Nobles “Love Is Alright “and “The Horse. “ same song only one song has lyrics and the other song is an instrumental. A disc jock accidentally played The Horse which became the hit side unintentionally.
@BadeMillsap9 ай бұрын
Great story Trooper! Would you put "Last Kiss" by J Frank Wilson and the Cavalier on your list. It's a crowd pleaser for those of us of a certain age... 😊
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
You got it,Bade! Thanks for the view, Man!
@Music_is_Breathing8 ай бұрын
Cool intro! I really hooked me in :) I really never cared much for surf music, but I remember Wipe Out. It's one of those songs you can't escape, it's everywhere...or was back in the day. Until now I thought the Beach boys did it 🤭
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Yeah. It antiquated almost overnight with the British Invasion, but enjoyed a great run for a few years.
@BeatlesCentricUniverse8 ай бұрын
Absolutely one of your best videos!
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
@larryambrose26608 ай бұрын
Very interesting and one of my favorite records. Every kid in a kids' band was trying to play it. It was the best instrumental of the '60s.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@glennso478 ай бұрын
The Horse by Cliff Nobles was originally supposed to be the “B” side of Love Is Alright. But when a Disc Jockey accidentally played The Horse, it became an instant hit and Love Is alright became the unplayed song.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
How about THAT!
@glennso475 ай бұрын
@@the_guitar_trooperThe Horse even became a favorite song of high school marching bands to play during pep rallies or during halftime at football games. 😊
@johnwood5519 ай бұрын
I never knew that story. I was 11 when that came out. It’s one of the greatest intros ever as it immediately whips your mind to that time and the surfer culture that was California. When all things “COOL” came from California.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
One of the most unmistakable hooks in pop history! Thanks for watching! If you could, please help me out and share the videos that you like!
@philpartin86189 ай бұрын
Great video. Very well presented. 👍
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Thank you, Phil! 👍
@tdvcleve8 ай бұрын
Very interesting story. I had never heard about that before. All those years I tapped on steering wheels, desktops, etc.…
@waynejanik70469 ай бұрын
That was a very interesting part of rock and roll history. Thank you for sharing.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
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@vdavis47855 ай бұрын
Ron Wilson attended Charter Oak High in Covina; the rest of them went to Glendora High. It's Charter Oak's sped-up cadence that the drum part is based on. Also, the guitar riff bears a strong resemblance to the lesser-known Duane Eddy (RIP, King of Twang) tune, "Yep."
@the_guitar_trooper5 ай бұрын
Thanks for that and the view!!
@ROSALIECALIENDO8 ай бұрын
Oh those45’s they were the best❤
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Beecher_Dikov9 ай бұрын
Back in the late 60s and early 70s every garage band played Wipeout...and House ot the Rising Sun
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
And “House” is coming before long.
@pilotusa8 ай бұрын
Great story! I was 11 when this happpened and I think I heard "Wipe Out" about a gazillion times over the years.
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
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@chrissherri16149 ай бұрын
Very good vid.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
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@jeffreysantner37179 ай бұрын
So the Surfaris and another group recorded Wobble Wobble and it was sold as the Surfaris? I've seen that album.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
The explanation was thin on specifics. If I had to guess(and I do on this one) I believe that it came about based upon expediency and ‘quality’, but I really don’t know why it was published as a hash after the Surfaris recorded 12 songs specifically for it.
@ericcrawford34539 ай бұрын
Did not know that! Thanks Guitar Trooper
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the view, Eric! So glad that you enjoyed it!!
@annepoitrineau56507 ай бұрын
Thank you, that was fascinating!
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
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@frankmitchell35948 ай бұрын
I remember Wipeout, got played lots of times here in the UK. As soon as the name I knew it was the Surfaris and Wipeout.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Hey Frank! Hello from the USA! Thanks for the view, Man!
@timhelmerich18578 ай бұрын
Ronnie Wilson was a good friend. We played in a bagpipe band together. I used to always see him and his wife around Glendora. I was sorry to hear he died from a fall off his roof. I also went to school with Jim Pash who carried on the Sufaries name along with Bob Berryhill.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
What a neat legacy! I should have interviewed you! Thanks for the view AND the comment!
@davidsradioroom96788 ай бұрын
That was really interesting! Thanks
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@sixwingsram7 ай бұрын
Grest retrospective of that era. We were just kids and spent every spare moment at the beach or on skateboards surfing or sidewalk surfing😂😂😂wipeout OUCH!
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
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@Kevin-rj8og8 ай бұрын
Loved Surfer Joe, great song
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Wipe-out was pretty much the same song, just more straightforward without lyrics.
@ladysnake35716 ай бұрын
OMD!!! The pic of the one DJ was a guy who lived a block away & his daughter was a classmate. (No, not “Wolfman Jack”) ::in shock::
@the_guitar_trooper6 ай бұрын
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@cudaus18 ай бұрын
I remember playing Wipe Out in the first band I played in. I did the opening laugh in the beginning. Those were the days.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Ha! We never even considered trying the cackle.
@cudaus18 ай бұрын
@@the_guitar_trooper Can't do it anymore. My voice has gotten lower over the last almost 60 years. LOL
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
@@cudaus1 Right there with ya, Man!
@SurferJoe468 ай бұрын
Chubby Checker too got B-sided with "Toot" as the A side, when the B-side was the hit. What was it? THE TWIST.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Yeah. The stuff happens more often than we think!
@MrKaywyn9 ай бұрын
What a really neat story.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
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@michaelmccreary89438 ай бұрын
Growing up in Los Angeles I listened to three AM stations. KHJ, KFWB and KRLA in the 50's and 60's.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
All three were good operations in their heyday before the merges and format changes.
@douglasparise39868 ай бұрын
Every kid my fourth grade class could play wipeout on our desks
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Yes. And have contests for accuracy.
@garyw84818 ай бұрын
I graduated high school in '71 and Wipeout was as popular as ever in South Florida. My neighbor played drums and could really play Wipeout well.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Ya. Any time a drummer auditioned for a group, “Hey - Play ‘Wipeout’ “ was in there somewhere!
@jeff110309 ай бұрын
I had that album as a child. I remember loving the Fender Strat.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
I observed a local band that started out as a surf sound but then abruptly switched to playing Hendrix the next year ( notably “Manic Depression”) including feedback effects. The 2 guitarists played Fender Mustangs through Bandmasters and it seemed really magical at the time. I had never heard feedback distortion effects before.
@astroboy4837 ай бұрын
Great story about a song we all love.
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
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@lucasjames5727 ай бұрын
Wow! That was the first song I learned how to play on the bongos at 13. 🤦🏽♂️
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
Bongos! For real? Wow! Hey - Thanks for the view! Please help spread the love 💕 by sharing the videos!!!
@negf227 ай бұрын
Great story…btw!👍
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Please share for me!!
@thomasdorsey61979 ай бұрын
I was told that BORN TO LOSE (THE B SIDE TO I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU) by Ray Charles was the biggest selling 45 b side in history (at that time) It was written by Ted Daffen a.k.a. Frankie Brown. Any truth to that? I do know BORN TO LOSE (which was recorded by quite a few country artists) was Ray's biggest hit. I know it got Mr. Daffen a platinum record! great video! Thanks
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
“Born To Lose” version by Ray Charles wasn’t a hit, but it was covered from the original 1943 version by many artists, and the aggregate sales may be the origin of the statement.
@lesheinen61169 ай бұрын
Are you by any chance related to the balloon salesman from the movie "Up"?
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
He’s my brother. LOL
@gdholmfirth8 ай бұрын
I'm not sure the ad in Spanish before this video was very well-placed.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
I have no control over specific ads, only categories. Ad language isn’t one of them. Doggonnit!
@DonSlatton7 ай бұрын
song- Flower of the County, a spoof off of Cowered of the County by Kenny Rogers
@fredworthmn9 ай бұрын
Great radio voice!
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the view and kind words, Fred!
@604748 ай бұрын
Wow!! My buddies and myself had such a band. I thought we were pretty good. Had about 50 songs and played Wipeout. Of all the songs I’d sit behind my drums and kids would say, play Wipeout. Really the easiest song we did. Being a band in west Texas we heard Roy Orbison was in Odessa so we drove there trying to find and meet him. No luck. With all the music stars from out there we hoped to make our mark but parents stopped all that. It was still a great time in my life.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Ahhhh. Midland/Odessa. A great place to learn how to fly, as there was mostly nothing taller than mesquite trees between the cities.
@larrypower86598 ай бұрын
That Thing You Do has a lot of truth to it. In about two hours, it tells the story 10,000 bands-or more-experienced and still experience.I know cuz I did it. Best line is from Tom Hanks (“Mr. White,” the manager): “Well, Guy. Right now Jimmy, your singer, is in violation of his contract. But it’s all right. No one’s going to jail.” Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Yeah - Hanks nailed it with that exchange. The other bit in that flick that hits you in the face is when the “Wolfman” Scott Pell is plugged into the group by the record label manager after the original bass player goes AWOL. Drummer Guy Patterson: “No offense, but we’ve been playing together for a long time. Can he handle our song?” Then Pell says “I think I can handle it, Junior”. And rattles off a 5 second bass solo that is a stratosphere above the group’s level .
@larrypower86598 ай бұрын
I have that shirt. Get it at Marshall’s?
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Ha! Ha ha! HAHAHAHA! That bit of fashion comes from Amazon.
@amb27456 ай бұрын
The Doobie Brothers encountered the same thing in the early '70's. Warner Bros. released the single "Another Park, Another Sunday". The single wasn't performing well chart-wise, when DJ's started playing the B-side "Black Water". Black Water ended up becoming played more often, and being more popular, that Warner Bros. re-released the single, switching the A side and B side. The rest is history.
@the_guitar_trooper6 ай бұрын
The DBs had a hard time getting started. It would appear that one of the best serendipity was the addition of Michael McDonald. It changed the entire sound cosmetic of the group, but also ushered in a long line of solid hits.
@SilverStarz6 ай бұрын
Radio was all we had
@the_guitar_trooper6 ай бұрын
10-4 on that.
@hillbillydeluxe279 ай бұрын
I think every band on this planet has played this song at least once…lol
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Pretty much. Thanks for the view!
@hillbillydeluxe279 ай бұрын
@@the_guitar_trooper And bands on other planets.😎👍
@lonnysimmons18899 ай бұрын
Good afternoon from London Ontario Canada
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Hey! Thanks for the support!
@LarsDcCase8 ай бұрын
We used to play this song in our High School band.
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
I think that there was a lot of that. Thanks SO MUCH for the view!!!
@kennethswain63139 ай бұрын
That was great how about some other “ one hit wonders”?
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the view!! There are many OHW songs in the queue, I whimsically schedule them.
@LarryBarkerPBP1006 ай бұрын
Another good example of a B-side that became a hit was Cast Your Fate To The Wind by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. It reached no. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the Easy Listening chart. The A-Side, Samba de Orpheus, never charted at all.
@the_guitar_trooper6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the view and comment, Larry!! Please share the channel and videos!That trio had a catchy sound that was jazzy enough without being abstract. It’s too bad that the only thing most people know them for is the compositions done for the Charlie Brown Christmas.
@arnonart8 ай бұрын
What an amazing story!
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@edwardm.rusksr84348 ай бұрын
Thank you, that was great!
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
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@tonyrussi77778 ай бұрын
I do remember "Surfer Joe" getting airplay in Miami.
@howie97517 ай бұрын
The British Invasion didn't end my love for surfing music.
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
You're not alone! Hey - Thanks for the view! Please help spread the love by sharing the videos!!
@wmg19589 ай бұрын
Huh, I remember hearing "Surfer Joe" all the time on the radio growing up. I always thought it was a big hit, but then again I grew up in California. I have always thought of the Surf Music genre as the most authentic sound of youth because they were mostly all kids themselves. Some of the more prominent bands that had High School age members included The Beach Boys, The Bel-Airs, The Chantays and the band featured here, The Surfaris More recently The Linda Lindas from Southern California also capture that same spark of youth.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the view AND the post!
@kevinfaris48408 ай бұрын
Yeah, I can still drum it on the kitchen counter but it’s getting harder!
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
somehow it's easier with hands than it is with sticks!
@jamesfalato43059 ай бұрын
Cool... Really Cool...
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Thanks A TON, James! Please help me out and share the video! I need a viral this month!
@mattmorris40167 ай бұрын
A really great shoe!
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
So C’mon.. let’s have a fine, fine welcome for theze yungstirs!
@marstondavis9 ай бұрын
Well, Hendrix said, 'You'll never hear surf music again'.
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
And yet…. It’s still out there. It’s just the old stuff.
@marksaunderson30427 ай бұрын
I have bought a fair few singles just becasue of the B side. Def Leppard- ride into the sun. Transvision vamp - evolution eve.
@the_guitar_trooper7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the view, Mark!
@aubreybishop82639 ай бұрын
How interesting!
@the_guitar_trooper9 ай бұрын
Well! Look at YOU! Thanks for the view, Aub!
@KBTG8 ай бұрын
So good:)
@the_guitar_trooper8 ай бұрын
Which? The music or the video? Thanks for watching!