Cultural origins 1960s Thailand | ||
Stylistic origins American Rhythm and Blues
Surf rock
beat groups
Exotica
Hollywood film scores
Country and Western
garage rock
rockabilly Typical instruments drums, bass guitar, drum machine, synthesizer, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals Derivative forms Broad term for all popular music based on American R&B etc, though some British and American psychedelic rock acts drew on indigenous musical forms as well as rock'n'roll. | ||
Wong shadow was a genre of Thai pop music current in the early 1960s. It was developed by native Thai musicians inspired by Western groups such as Cliff Richard & the Shadows. Its origins lie in American R&B, surf rock artists like The Ventures, Dick Dale, Exotica, rockabilly and country and western brought over by American and Australian Soldiers serving in Vietnam in the late 1950s and early 1960s when on R&R. It also drew heavily on British invasion rock'n'roll, garage rock and Hollywood film soundtracks as well.
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