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Walk, Don't Run (instrumental) The War Lord (instrumental) Washington Square (composition) Watermelon Man (composition) Wheels (The String-A-Longs song) Whipped Cream (song) White Summer; Wiggle Wobble; Wild Weekend (instrumental) Wipe Out (instrumental) Wonderful Land; Wonderland by Night
It was the second instrumental single to hit number one in 1962 on both the US and UK weekly charts. [note 1] Later in 1962, Meek produced a vocal version, "Magic Star", sung by Kenny Hollywood. It was released as a single by Decca Records (cat. nr F11546), with "The Wonderful Story of Love" on the B-side, written by Geoff Goddard.
In Duane Cozzen's book, Surf & Hot Rod Music of the 60's: Collectors Quick Reference, it says that "Penetration" is believed to be the last major surf instrumental song. [ 2 ] On the day of the recording session, Will Glover was in the studio and he was not "feeling it" so he decided to go across the road to have a bite to eat and a soft drink.
In 1965, Dave Pell wanted to record songs based on music from recent television commercials and release them on 45 RPM singles to see if he could get radio airplay and maybe a hit record. Previously, Liberty Records had used "The T-Bones" as a group name for instrumentals recorded by Los Angeles session musicians The Wrecking Crew , and Liberty ...
However, pop instrumentals began to lose a following with the British audience during 1963 as the "Mersey Sound", from the Beatles and other groups, began to take root. [1] In the summer of 1963, Joe Meek induced the Tornados' bassist Heinz Burt to start a solo career, as the Tornados' chart success as an instrumental outfit waned, and from ...
A significant portion of Zappa's discography consists of instrumental works, but many of these could be classified as modern classical or avant-garde music rather than rock. "Peaches en Regalia" (Hot Rats, 1969) "Eat That Question" (The Grand Wazoo) Sleep Dirt (1979 - reissues of this album featured overdubbed vocals on several tracks)
“Pipeline” was originally written by Robert M Burns and sold to the Chantays. Robert also wrote many other surf songs of that era including "K-39." The hit single was released in December 1962 on the label Downey, [1] and was picked up for nationwide distribution by Dot Records as Dot 15-16440 in January 1963. [2]
Instrumental rock was most popular from the mid-1950s to mid-1960s, with artists such as Bill Doggett Combo, The Fireballs, The Shadows, The Ventures, Johnny and the Hurricanes and The Spotnicks. Surf music had many instrumental songs. Many instrumental hits had roots from the R&B genre. The Allman Brothers Band feature several instrumentals.