This item began as a simple post about a clip of the group The Chantays playing a 1963 instrumental hit,
Pipeline. I had mentioned the piece to my guitar playing teenage son but, on viewing the clip, it was so lame and dated that I wanted to give it a wider distribution. This was to include a background explanation about my memories of surfing music in the 60’s. However, like Topsy, it just growed.
Bodgies:
To understand youth culture in 1963 we need to go back a bit earlier.
Australia in the 1950’s took its lead from America, in movies, music and popular culture. The young in Australia embraced rock ‘n roll, bobbysoxers and American artists, although a local rock ‘n roll scene led by people such as Johnny O’Keefe was also emerging.
