ROCHESTER, Minn. — “Surfin’ Bird” could have been one of the most annoying and forgettable novelty tunes in the history of rock ‘n’ roll music. Instead, it became the No. 1 hit in Minnesota in early ...

Tony Andreason, one of the men behind the Trashmen’s 1963 smash “Surfin’ Bird,” will be honored for his lifetime of contributions to the Minnesota music scene during the second annual Bill Diehl Award ...

For me and for a lot of people like me, popular music has a way of defining a particular decade or a particular year. For example, when many people think of the year 1964, they think of the British ...

“Surfin’ Bird” could have been one of the most annoying and forgettable novelty tunes in the history of rock ‘n’ roll music. Instead, it became the No. 1 hit in Minnesota in early 1964, and made it to ...