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On This Day in 2017, We Lost the Godfather of Surf Rock Who Co-Wrote One of Rock’s Most Iconic Instrumentals and Helped Popularize Fender Guitars

On This Day in 2017, We Lost the Godfather of Surf Rock Who Co-Wrote One of Rock’s Most Iconic Instrumentals and Helped Popularize Fender Guitars

Posted on March 3, 2026 at 3:51 pm by Milltown Radio



On This Day in 2017, We Lost the Godfather of Surf Rock Who Co-Wrote One of Rock’s Most Iconic Instrumentals and Helped Popularize Fender GuitarsNine years ago today, the Godfather of Surf Rock and a co-writer of one of the genre’s most iconic hits died in California.

The post On This Day in 2017, We Lost the Godfather of Surf Rock Who Co-Wrote One of Rock’s Most Iconic Instrumentals and Helped Popularize Fender Guitars appeared first on American Songwriter.

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