The Blue Stingrays
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The Blue Stingrays were a late 1990s rock
band that played surf rock, incorporating some country and western
elements, with an overall Hawaiian atmosphere. The band was composed of the members of The Heartbreakers
, Tom Petty
's backup band, who took a short break from their work with Petty to record one album
, Surf-N-Burn
.
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band that played surf rock, incorporating some country and western
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
elements, with an overall Hawaiian atmosphere. The band was composed of the members of The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers are an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty , Mike Campbell , Benmont Tench , , Ron Blair and Stan Lynch...
, Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and was a founding member of the late 1980s supergroup Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch. He has also performed under the pseudonyms of Charlie T...
's backup band, who took a short break from their work with Petty to record one album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Surf-N-Burn
Surf-N-Burn
Surf-N-Burn was a 1997 surf-rock album by The Blue Stingrays. Its tracks express a variety of moods, from the secret agent intrigue of "Russian Roulette" and "Goldfinger" , to the soft surfing themes "Surfer's Life" and "Green Sea", to the beach-shack rave-ups "Monsoon" and "Super Hero",...
.