Surf rock

Surf rock is a style of music that mixes elements of surf music and rock music. While in the 1960s surf music and rock and roll were distinct styles, associated with competing dance styles and representing distinct and competing youth cultures, the development of rock music since then has built upon both styles. Many authorities now retrospectively classify all surf bands as rock bands, and surf music therefore as a subgenre of rock music.

Example surf rock artists and groups

• The 9th Wave
• The Aquabats
• The Aquamarines
• The Aquasonics
• The Aqua Velvets
• Davie Allan & The Arrows
• The Astroglides
• The Astronauts
• The Atlantics
• The Bambi Molesters
• The Beach Boys (in 1962-63)
• The Bel Airs
• The Beloved Invaders
• The Berzerkers
• The Bitch Boys
• The Blue Hawaiians
• The Blue Stingrays
• Bobby Fuller (Our Favorite Martian)
• The Bomboras
• The Born Losers
• The Boss Martians
• The Breakers
• Bruce & Terry
• Al Casey
• Jackie & The Cedrics
• The Centurions
• The Challengers
• The Chantays
• Chum
• The Clams
• Clee-Shays
• The Coffin Daggers
• Jerry Cole & His Spacemen
• The Crossfires
• The Deoras
• The Detonators
• Dick Dale
• Duane Eddy
• The Duotones
• The Dynotones
• Eddie & the Showmen
• The Eliminators
• The Evasions
• The Fantastic Baggys
• They're Gonna Get You
• Tom Starr & The Galaxies
• Gein & The Graverobbers
• The Ghastly Ones
• The Halibuts
• The Honeys
• The Howlin' Thurstons
• The Impacts (Merrell Fankhauser)
• The Insect Surfers
• Jan & Dean
• Jim Messina & The Jesters
• Bruce Johnston
• Jon & The Nightriders
• The Kilaueas
• Laika & The Cosmonauts
• Langhorns
• The Lava Rats
• The Lively Ones
• Longboard Ranch
• Lost Acapulco
• The Madeira
• Malibooz
• Man... or Astro-Man?
• David Marx & The Marksmen
• The Mermen
• Monsters from Mars
• The Nebulas
• The Neptunas
• Ninth Wave
• The Nocturnes
• The Penetrators
• The Fabulous Planktones
• Pollo Del Mar
• The Pyramids
• The Reluctant Aquanauts
• Bob Vaught & The Renegades
• The Reventlos
• The Revels
• The Rip-Chords
• The Royal Fingers
• The Sandals
• The Sentinals
• The Shadows
• Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
• Slacktone
• Sonodrom Express
• The Space Cossacks
• Super Stereo Surf
• Los Straitjackets
• The Surfalicious Dudes
• The Surfaris
• The Surf Coasters
• The Surf Kings
• The Surf Punks
• The Surf Raiders
• Surf Report
• Dave Myers & The Surftones
• The Thurston Lava Tube
• Tiki Tiki Bamboooos
• The Tornadoes
• The Torquays
• The Trashmen
• The Treble Spankers
• Gary Usher
• The Ventures
• The 'Verb
• The Vivisectors
• The Wedge
• The Wipeouters
• another List of surf rock musicians