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Wong shadow or Shadow Music was a genre of Thai pop music in the early 1960s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was developed by native Thai musicians inspired by Western groups such as Cliff Richard & the Shadows . [ 3 ]
The earliest Thai rock combo groups played a combination of instrumental music and surf music influenced by The Ventures and The Shadows which was known locally as Wong shadow. The international popularity in the 1960’s with bands such as The Beatles , The Beach Boys , The Rolling Stones , The Doors , and musician Jimi Hendrix influenced the ...
The Impossibles were among the first Thai pop bands to cover English-language songs and were the first Thai rock band to record an English-language album overseas, during a tour of Europe. In addition to rock and pop, the band's sound frequently crossed over into funk , R&B , country and folk and psychedelic folk.
The genre also embodied influences such as Hollywood film music, American country music, Malay pop and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Enjoying popularity at the same time as Elvis Presley and The Beatles, Suraphol Sombatcharoen was sometimes called the "Thai Elvis". During the 1960s, there was no Thai performer who was better known than Sombatcharoen.
Pumpuang Duangjan (Thai: พุ่มพวง ดวงจันทร์; RTGS: Phumphuang Duangchan), also known by the nickname Pueng (Thai: ผึ้ง; RTGS: Phueng; "Bee") (4 August 1961 – 13 June 1992), was a Thai megastar, [1] considered a symbol of Thai musical culture.
Luk thung (Thai: ลูกทุ่ง, pronounced [lûːk tʰûŋ], lit. ' child of the field song ') is a genre of Thai music that emerged after World War II in the central region of Thailand.
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List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1960 which peaked in 1959 Top ten entry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten November 9 "Heartaches by the Number" Guy Mitchell: 1 December 14 10 December 14 "Why" Frankie Avalon 1 December 28 9 "The Big Hurt" Miss Toni Fisher: 3 December 28 8 "It's Time to Cry" Paul Anka 4 December 28 5