Dick Dale

More Music from the Rum Diary, the second collection of material from the 2011 film adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's 1998 book, relies less on composer Christopher Young's jazzy, Caribbean-inspired score and more on selections from period players like Mantovani & His Orchestra, Ismael Rivera, Dick Dale & His Del-Tones, and Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers. The last six tracks on the collection are from Young, with Patti Smith providing vocals on one of two versions of "The Mermaid Song."

The latest in-store compilation from Starbucks Entertainment is the perfect summer sampler, an 18-track collection of old and new surf tunes, from classics of the genre like Dick Dale's "Miserlou," the Marketts' "Out of Limits," and the Chantays' "Pipeline" to tracks from surf revivalists like Laika & the Cosmonauts' "N.Y. '79," making this set a nice introduction to all that is surf and summer.

The ultimate hardcover digi-Longbox for Surf music lovers! From the 60s pioneers to today's surfin' musicians! The 20 page booklet tells the history of Surf Music written by Alain Gardinier and includes the complete original record covers for each song on the set!

Beat music, British beat, or Merseybeat (after bands from Liverpool and nearby areas beside the River Mersey) is a pop and rock music genre that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. Beat music is a fusion of rock and roll (mainly Chuck Berry guitar style and the midtempo beat of artists like Buddy Holly), doo-wop, skiffle and R&B. The genre provided many of the bands responsible for the British Invasion of the American pop charts starting in 1964, and provided the model for many important developments in pop and rock music, including the format of the rock group around lead, rhythm and bass guitars with drums. The Beat Of The Pops - excellent selection of beat tracks.