Surfin' Hootenanny

by Al Casey

Surfin' Hootenanny cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: Stacy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:47
  • Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A veteran session guitarist applies his twangy, blues-inflected technique to the exploding instrumental beach craze. The title track successfully integrated a driving surf beat with unexpected folk and country picking elements, nodding playfully to the concurrent folk revival. The album demonstrates how seasoned studio musicians rapidly adapted to the lucrative Southern California youth market.

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Tracklist

  1. Surfin' Hootenanny (2:09)
  2. El Aguila - The Eagle (1:54)
  3. Thunder Beach (2:38)
  4. Baja (2:16)
  5. Surfin' Blues - Part 1 (2:34)
  6. Lonely Surfer (2:04)
  7. Guitars, Guitars, Guitars (2:04)
  8. The Hearse (1:58)
  9. Ramrod (1:57)
  10. Caravan (1:48)
  11. Surfin' Blues - Part 2 (2:35)
  12. Surfs You Right (1:50)
  13. The Hearse - Alternate Take (1:59)
  14. El Aguila - The Eagle, Alternate Take (2:01)
  15. Surfs You Right - Alternate Take (1:53)

Credits

  • Al Casey - primary artist, written-by
  • The K-C-Ettes - vocals
  • Jody Reynolds - written-by
  • Jack Nitzsche - written-by
  • Marty Cooper - written-by
  • Duke Ellington - written-by
  • Irving Mills - written-by
  • Juan Tizol - written-by

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