Tony Andreason
Tony Andreason | |
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| Born | Anthony Joseph Andreason 1943 Minneapolis, MN |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 1962-Present |
| Works | The Trashmen, The Platte Valley Boys |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Rock, Surf Rock, Blue Grass |
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| Labels | Soma |
Tony Andreason (born 1943) is an American guitarist and co lead vocalist of The Trashmen along with drummer Steve Wahrer, he is also known as the guitarist in the Platte Valley Boys. The Trashmen are best known for the song Surfin' Bird. Tony has also played in The Surf Dogs[1] as well as several other bands.
Biography[edit]
Andreason started playing with many bands in high school, before joining the Trashmen in 1962.[citation needed] He helped write the song Surfin' Bird which was a big hit. The band broke up in 1967. In the 1980s they started touring again. In 1989 drummer Steve Wahrer who Andreason shared vocals with passed away from throat cancer.[2][3] Andreason took over full lead vocals for the band. Andreasons brother Mark would end up taking over drums.[4] In 2016 the Trashmen would break up. They had 13 albums and 9 charted hits.
On October 8, 2017, he was honored with a Bill Diehl award in Minnesota for his contributions to music.[5]
He currently plays guitar with the band The Platte Valley Boys, a Bluegrass band that was founded in 1975 and has been inducted in the Minnesota music hall of fame in 2007, making it the first Bluegrass band inducted into the hall of fame.[6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Surf Dawgs ★ Turf Club". First Avenue. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Trashmen drummer dead of cancer - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "The Trashmen - Trivia". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "A whole new generation is 'hearing the word'". 2009-06-07. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "A Trashman gets his due for contributions to Minnesota's music scene". Twin Cities. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ "TONY ANDREASON (The Trashmen)". First Avenue. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ "MN Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Assn - An Evening of Bluegrass Fun". www.minnesotabluegrass.org. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ "Grassland Jam to feature Platte Valley Boys and the Molsky's Mountain Drifters". Pioneer PBS. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
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