The Trashmen were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1962 [1] and are best known for their biggest hit, 1963's "Surfin' Bird", [1] which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Trashmen were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1962 and are best known for their biggest hit, 1963's "Surfin' Bird", which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The story of the Trashmen begins in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1955, when close friends Tony Andreason and Mike Jann were learning to play guitar. The two were country music fans, and …

The Trashmen are revered as the #1 garage band of all time and the all time cult Rock band of the mid '60s. Garage Rock is a raw form of Rock 'n' Roll that enjoyed its original period of …

The Trashmen are revered by 60’s collectors as one of the great American teen-band combos of all-time, exemplifying wild, unabashed rock & roll at its most demented, barebones-basic, and …

May 12, 2025 · Arguably the greatest landlocked surf band of all time, the Trashmen are best remembered for their debut single, "Surfin' Bird," a manic blast of primitive garage rock …

The Trashmen are listed as the artists on the A-side only, a humorous/parody song based on two tear jerker hit songs, “Old Rivers” by Walter Brennan (1962) and “Green, Green Grass of …

America's greatest landlocked surf band who scored a long-running hit with the frantic garage rock anthem "Surfin' Bird." Whoa Dad!

The Trashmen were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1962 and are best known for their biggest hit, 1963's "Surfin' Bird", which reached No. 4 on th...

The is the BEST of the 1960s for sure and in a little over two minutes, The Trashmen changed the face of rock and roll forever. "Surfin' Bird" reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.