[1] The group's original lineup was Tony Andreason on lead guitar and vocals, Dal Winslow on guitar and vocals, Steve Wahrer on drums and vocals, and Bob Reed on bass guitar. 2. Their logo has not changed since the ’60s, and it still looks awesome. : The Twin City Stomp of the Trashmen, Rockabilly Psychosis and the Garage Disease, Young Person´s Guide to Music: Songs You Should Hear. Photo: Joel Paterson via dekedickerson.com. Dal Winslow (vocals, guitar), Tony Andreason (guitar), Bob Reed (bass), Steve Wahrer (drums, vocals, 1962-89), Mark Andreason (drums, 1989), Robin Reed (drums), The Trashmen and The Desrt Rat Singers / Tony Jones & Nancy Montgomery, Teen Trot: Live at Ellsworth, WI, August 22, 1965, Green, Green Backs Back Home / Address Enclosed, Dr. Demento Presents: The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time - Volume III: The 1960s, Dr. Demento Presents the Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records of All-Time, Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - Music From the Films of Stanley Kubrick, Bird Call! Surf Essentials: The Best Surf Compilation Ever! 12/7/63). The Trashmen Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, US Genres Surf rock, garage rock, rock and roll, protopunk Years active 1962–67, 1982–present Members Tony Andreason Dal Winslow Bob Reed Robin Reed Past members The group comprises Tony Andreason (lead guitar), Dan Winslow (guitar/ vocals), Bob Reed (bass), and Steve Wahrer (drums/vocals). My argument was basically — first song rock and roll to be created, recorded, and distributed from Minnesota to top the charts. Among my ten things to know about the Trashmen is the 8. Did you ever wonder who's artist # 1010101? 1. [citation needed] Five other Trashmen singles charted, and overall the group released fourteen singles. The Trashmen, Soundtrack: Sleepers Menu Movies Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top … Eighties Blockbusters [Ministry of Sound], Surfin Instrumentals: 30 Wet and Wild Tracks, Ultimate 16: Ultimate 60's Garage Band Rock, Wolfman Jack's: Teen Idols!/Cruisin' Songs/Surfin' Toons, Oldies 104.3 WJMK-FM: Summer Fun in Chicago, Sound & Sensation: Rock'n'Roll Beach Party, Dr. Strangelove: Music from the Films of Stanley Kubrick, The Ultimate History of Rock & Roll Collection, Vol. Thankfully, the details have become fuzzy. lol. All rights reserved. Additionally, in 2010, a Facebook campaign was launched to send the song to No. Their Surfin’ Bird single had peaked at #4 early Divine! Briefly popular Minneapolis surf rock quartet from the mid-60s. ", https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=The_Trashmen&oldid=1328549, Pages using Template:Infobox musical artist with unknown parameters, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core. The complete history of the Trashmen, as well as many other top Minnesota rock groups of the 1960s, will be told in a book I’m writing for the University of Minnesota Press, scheduled for Fall 2015 — title TBD. The Trashmen In 1962, a group of guys in Minneapolis, Minnesota put together a Rock and Roll band and called themselves The Trashmen. The band recently recorded four tracks at Custom Recording Studios in Golden Valley, Minnesota, with longtime fan and acclaimed guitarist Deke Dickerson for the Major Label record label, releasing a 7" 45 EP titled I'm a Trashman in March 2013. Primary Artist : Surfin' Bird: The Trashmen: Primary Artist : Surfin' Bird/King of the Surf: The Trashmen: Primary Artist : Surfs Up! The group played surf rock which included elements from garage rock. Their 1963 hit “Surfin’ Bird” reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 later that year. Genres: Surf Rock, Garage Rock. This page was last modified on 19 December 2015, at 16:55. And let’s not forget the ‘surfin bird’ theme used in the arseole scene in John Waters cult classic ‘Pink Flamingoes’. The band plays all over: touring Europe and performing at fairs and festivals in the U.S. 3. Past members Steve Wahrer The Trashmen are a rock and roll band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1962. 7: The Great Bands, Discovery Channel: Animal Planet -- Sing with the Animals, Bird Call! to a sold-out, capacity crowd. 30 on the Billboard in the United States,[4] as well as becoming a top 10 hit in Canada, and a hit in Brazil. The song was a combination of two R&B hits by the Rivingtons, "The Bird's the Word" and "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow". 3. The next night, the Trashmen played Danceland Briefly popular Minneapolis surf rock quartet from the mid-60s. The Trashmen's biggest hit was 1963's "Surfin' Bird",[1] which reached No. 6. Listen Live. The Trashmen’s major hit was 1963’s “Surfin’ Bird,” which reached #1 coast to coast in the United States and in Canada. 50 on the UK Singles Chart in 2009. The Trashmen's biggest hit was 1963's "Surfin' Bird", which reached No. In 1964, "Bird Dance Beat" reached No. Hailey Colwell is a journalism major at the University of Minnesota and a co-director of Theatre Corrobora. Artist and music critic Cub Koda argued the band shouldn’t be dismissed as one-hit wonders. A four CD box set of their work was released on Sundazed.[5]. 1. The song was a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons, "The Bird's the Word" and "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow". Albums include Surfin' Bird / King of the Surf, Surfin' Bird, and Full Metal Jacket. ballroom in Excelsior. 1 in the UK over the Christmas season; this was largely intended (as with Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name", in 2009) as a protest against the takeover of the Christmas No. ticket prices were cut in half (and the show half over). In 1999, the Trashmen played at the Las Vegas Grind and have played select gigs including Chicago (July 2007), Spain (September 2007), Chicago (November 2007), Wisconsin, and Cleveland (March 2008). 2. The Trashmen are a garage and surf rock group from Minneapolis that formed in 1962. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the latter part of that year. They toured Europe 2009 with gigs in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Austria. 3: 1960's, Rockabilly Psychosis and the Garage Disease, Full Metal Jacket [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], KFOG Presents M. Dung's Idiot Show Classics, The Big Hits of Mid-America: The Soma Records Story, 1963-1967, The Many Faces of Ramones: A Journey Through the Inner World of Ramones. Sites: Wikipedia. in 1964 during its 13 week run on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [6] Profile: American surf and garage rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. One Senator suggested perhaps a song by Bob Dylan would be a better choice (Bob didnt’ have any hit songs produced in Minnesota) one suggested perhaps something from a polka band would be better. weekend they drew ten times as many fans as the Rolling Stones! The Trashmen made it in a record shop and passed it off as their own. Read Full Biography. Are The Ramones really the first Punk band? In Sweden, “Surfin’ Bird” came out of its cage, flying up the … The track debuted in the UK Top Ten for the first time, on December 19, at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the latter part of that year. … It came in third, behind Rihanna and Matt Cardle, the X Factor winner for that year. Their lineup has changed over the years but stayed in the family: when drummer Steve Wahrer died of cancer in 1989, guitarist Tony Andreason’s brother Mark took his place. The Trashmen went on to have other hit singles. It has since been recorded by artists like the Ramones, the Cramps, Silverchair and Pee-Wee Herman. It has been used in filmmaking and television productions including, most notably, Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, Vince Vaughn's "Fred Claus", John Waters' Pink Flamingos, Lyndall Hobbs' Back to the Beach (in which Pee-Wee Herman sang it) and the soundtrack to the video game Battlefield Vietnam. (It first appeared on the charts on It has since been recorded by artists like the Ramones, the Cramps, Silverchair and Pee-Wee Herman. The group have recently teamed up with singer-songwriter Deke Dickerson, an alt-country, blues and rock n’ roll artist originally from Missouri. © 2020 Minnesota Public Radio. Unfairly depicted as a novelty act, the Trashmen were in actuality a top-notch rock & roll combo, enormously popular on the teen club circuit, playing primarily surf music to a landlocked Minnesota audience. Members have included Steve Wahrer, Tony Andreason, Bob Reed, Mark Andreason, Robin Reed, Dal Winslow. Even made the news on the Minnesota New Network once. You’ve been hearing tracks from this album on the Current. 1: 100% Pure Hits of the 60s, Fun Rock! Listen Live Blog ›, Music for kids and their adults Although I note they managed to declare an official State muffin (Blueberry) dance (square dance) and the list goes on. 5. They were #1 in Caracas, Venezuela for 6 weeks and are still listed as the top rock band of all time in that country. Early pressings of the single credit the Trashmen as composers, but following a threat from the Rivingtons' legal counsel, that group was subsequently credited as composers. : The Twin City Stomp of the Trashmen, The Ultimate History of Rock 'N' Roll Collection, High School Dance Classics [Crown Collection], Good Sh*t, Vol. 9. 10. argued the band shouldn’t be dismissed as one-hit wonders, Minnesota Public Radio - 89.3 The Current. somewhere between 200 and 300 fans to the 2,000 or so person capacity Danceland Their Surfin’ Bird LP peaked at #48 during a run of 15 weeks on Billboard’s Their 1963 hit “Surfin’ Bird” reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 later that year.