SURF RESURFACES, BUT THIS NEW WAVE MUSIC IS MELLOWER.Byline: Fred Shuster Staff Writer When John Zambetti isn't racing around Lancaster Community Hospital This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. as an emergency-room doctor, his hands are running up and down the frets as guitarist and vocalist with the Malibooz, one of the longest-running surf outfits around. Now, Zambetti is spearheading the effort to persuade the Grammy Awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. to recognize a new wave in surf music Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture. It has three main streams or subgenres:
A surf nod makes sense, since the music's sunny sound is a pure product of California, says Zambetti. Surf music is one of the few musical genres ignored by the record academy, which has more than 100 categories, but if Zambetti has his way, that tide will soon turn. Nothing's set yet, but Zambetti has met with the record academy about adding a surf music trophy. The organization is holding off making any decisions about categories until after it picks a new president for the recently departed Michael Greene. ``Surf music is an indigenous American music, like blues and country,'' Zambetti says. ``Its rhythms come from the sound of the waves and the ocean. That famous reverb re·verb Informal n. 1. A reverberative effect produced in recorded music by electronic means. 2. A device used for producing this effect. intr. & tr.v. sound used by (pioneering surf guitarist) Dick Dale This article is about the surf guitarist. For the saxophonist-singer, see Dick Dale (singer). Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Quincy, Massachusetts) is "The King of the Surf Guitar": a pioneer of surf rock and one of the most was developed to emulate the sound of waves against the shore.'' The Malibooz, which formed in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in 1963 and also includes Top 10 hitmaker Walter Egan (``Magnet and Steel''), tours and records periodically. To mark the band's latest effort, ``Beach Access,'' which features Beach Boys-style vocal harmonies and surf-drenched guitar, a date at a Valley club is expected early this summer. ``Surf lyrics reflect a unique lifestyle,'' Zambetti said. ``People moved here because of the California dream reflected in the words to the songs.'' Malibooz has recorded several albums, while its best-known number, ``Goin' to Malibu,'' is featured on ``Cowabunga! The Surf Box,'' a well-received four-disc set from Rhino that also includes essential nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
``Surf music never went away,'' Zambetti says. ``It's used today in commercials, children's TV and movies. There are surf bands everywhere - Croatia, Finland, England, Italy, Belgium, Japan, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . The Ventures have had a career in Japan for the last 30 years.'' Zambetti says there's a strong patriotic element to surf music he hopes will help persuade the record academy. ``I have nothing against polka, Latin tropical, reggae and Brazilian music,'' he insists. ``But not at the exclusion of American music.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: John Zambetti, left, and the other members of Malibooz are petitioning the Grammys to establish a new cateory for surf music. |
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