Muscle Beach Party

Songs written by Gary Usher, Brian Wilson and Roger Christian, the holy trinity of Surf Music!

Gary Usher Month

 

 

Musical Director - Gary Usher

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THE FIRST DRIVE-IN

A tidy little history of drive-in theaters, commemorating the anniversary of the first drive-in's inauguration in 1933,  has appeared as a blog post by Ameoba Records. The Fool's Paradise Faithful will note that the premiere drive-in opened in New Jersey! The piece concludes with a list of surviving drive-ins in Southern California.

 

Stay tuned for news of this weekend's Blaxploitation festival at the Fool's Paradise Twin!

Gary Usher Month

Collab w/ Gary Usher

Murray Wilson was not a fan of Gary Usher.  In this 1964 letter to son, Brian, he says that Gary called him a square!

Ed "Big Daddy" Roth

Beatnik Bandit

Rat Fink!

The Laguna Look

The Challengers

Gary Usher & The Twisters

Killer acetate of "Blue Blue Dream" from Kicksville Vol. 3 (Norton)

Gary Usher/Beach Boys

Gary Usher was a producer/songwriter for surf bands in the 50's & 60's.  He co-wrote songs with Brian Wilson for the Beach Boys, including In My Room (mp3).

June!

June is Gary Usher Month on WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban.

Funky Crimes

First in a continuing series of posts featuring classic soul/funk instrumentals, mixed with radio spot ads for vintage blaxploitation films.

The Oceanliners - Funky Pants

Do the Hop a Do!

The Kids - Hop A Do

June Means Fun!

via Domenic Priore