Eddie & The Showmen

Eddie & the Showmen were one of Southern California's finest surf bands, enormously popular and influential on a local, home town heroes level. Led by guitarist Eddie Bertrand (originally a member of the proto-surf band the Bel-Airs), the Showmen took the ground work laid down by Dick Dale and put their own unique spin to it. They hold the distinction of being one of the very few surf instrumental groups to have a deal with a large record label. Their first single for Liberty, "Squad Car," became a true classic of the genre, showing that the band could combine melody with larg...