The rock-instro genre has always been about having FUN with music, and delighting in the many oddball and amusing ways we can find to play around with sound. On this page I have gathered some tunes reflecting this tradition from every part of my catalog; so… have FUN!…
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'60
Stung
The Belairs
A great example of Eddie and I learning to play together. He fools with different sounds as he plays his original melody over and over, while I do the same with the rhythm part. (I do take a solo midway...)
Origins of Surf Music
'00
Scratchy
The Duo-tones
Travis Wammack had a hit with his nutty rip-off of "Cominī Home Baby" in ī65; Gil and I start off slow with a bit of the original, then we shift right into high gear.
Surf Music Unplugged
'94
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
The Hepcats
Better watch out...
Christmas witth the Hepcats
'82
Beach City Bop
The Packards
a PJ original A nutty little tune thatīs a lot of fun to play. Thatīs Randy Mitchell playing the cool solos that break up the verses.
The Packards / Beach City Bop
'85
Unto Thee, O Lord
Paul Johnson
spicy little enchilada of a worship tune
'62
Rockinī Pants
The Initials (backed by the Belairs)
We met this Coasters-style doo-wop group at one of our shows, and they asked us to do a session with them to back them on this tune...
Origins of Surf Music 
