Surf Music

Dick Dale is the King of the Surf Guitar whose driving style redefined instrumental music in the early 1960s. His music conjures the mood of the era so successfully that many of his tunes such as Miserlou are often heard on movie soundtracks and television programs. Dick has also been a noted figure in the music products industry as instrument designer and endorser. Over the years he has performed countless times during the NAMM shows including an emotio 

Paul Johnson formed one of the early surf bands in Southern California during the golden era of instrumental music. As a guitarist and songwriter, Paul performed and recorded in the days before the Beach Boys, when it was common for an instrumental recording to be on the Top Ten lists. Over the years Paul has written about the surf bands and the many hits that came from that era. He has performed over the years as much to play the music he loves as he does to bring the music to younger generations.
 

Gil Orr played a part in the era of popular music known as the Surf Sound. With the steady growth of instrumental hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Orr performed and recorded his guitar-playing style with boardwalk bands on the California coast. The Surf Sound hit its zenith when a group called the Beach Boys added vocals. Gil has toured in recent years with Paul Johnson who also made a significant impact on instrumental music of the 1960s as a songwriter and guitarist.