Steve Wahrer (born Novemin Minnesota – January 21, 1989). (October 14, 1998).Īrchived from the original on May 21, 2001. A full-length follow up LP Bringing Back the Trash, was released in April 2014.

They also performed in, and in 20.The Trashmen toured Europe in 2008 and in 2010, performing in, the, and.The band recorded four tracks at Custom Recording Studios in, with longtime fan and guitarist Deke Dickerson, for the record label Major Label, releasing the 7' EP I'm a Trashman in March 2013. Reed's son Robin joined as a touring member in 2009 on drums, filling in for Mark Andreason.In 1999, the Trashmen played at the. Later, Tony Andreason's brother Mark replaced Wahrer as drummer. A four-CD of their work was released by.The group disbanded in 1967 but reunited in the 1980s, performing together until Steve Wahrer died due to esophageal cancer in 1987. In 1964, 'Bird Dance Beat' reached No. 30 on the in the United States and was a top 10 hit in Canada. The track debuted in the UK Top Ten for the first time on December 19, at No. 3.It was also featured in the video game.Later history Beyond 'Surfin' Bird', The Trashmen experienced limited success. It has also been featured in several films, including, and.' Surfin' Bird' was the subject of the episode ' of the television series, sending the song to No. 8 on the Top 10 Rock songs chart and No. 50 on the in 2009.In 2010, a Facebook campaign was launched to send the song to No. 1 in the UK over the Christmas season this was largely intended (as with 's ', in 2009) as a protest against the takeover of the Christmas No. 1 spot by winner's song. The early single was credited solely to the drummer and vocalist Steve Wahrer.The song was later covered by The, The Psychotic Petunias, and the band.

Early pressings of the single credit the Trashmen as composers, but following a threat from The Rivingtons' legal counsel, that group was subsequently credited as composers. The song was a combination of two hits by, 'The Bird's the Word' and '. Cover of the 1995 reissue of the album featuring the hit singleThe Trashmen's biggest was 1963's ', which reached No. 4 on the in the latter part of that year. The band took their name from 'Trashman's Blues', a song written and recorded in 1961 by Minneapolis musician Kai Ray (Richard Caire, 1935–2017), who later wrote songs for the band.

Mark AndreasonThe Trashmen were a band formed in, Minnesota in 1962.The original lineup of the group featured guitarists Tony Andreason and Dal Winslow, bassist Bob Reed, and drummer Steve Wahrer.Along with Colorado-based contemporaries, The Trashmen have been described as 'the premier landlocked Midwestern of the '60s.'

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