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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 as well as several other bands.




Biography


Andreason started playing with many bands in high school, before joining the Trashmen in 1962. The Trashmen would record Surfin' Bird which was inspired by The Rivingtons' songs Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow and Bird is the Word. The song was a big hit, and would later appear in Family Guy and Full Metal Jacket. The band broke up in 1967. In the 1980s they started touring again. In 1988 drummer Steve Wahrer with whom Andreason shared vocals, would leave the band due to health issues; he would die from throat cancer a year later in 1989. Andreason took over full lead vocals for the band. Andreason's brother Mark would end up taking over drums. In 2016 the Trashmen would break up again. They had 13 albums and 9 charted hits.
On October 8, 2017, he was honored with a Bill Diehl Lifetime Achievement Award in Minnesota for his contributions to music. When Tony was awarded with it, it was only the second time the award had ever been given out.
He currently plays guitar with the band The Platte Valley Boys, a Bluegrass band that was founded in 1975 originally by Jim Stebbins and Ron Colby, Tony has been playing with the band since 1997.
The band was inducted in the Minnesota music hall of fame in 2005, making it the first Bluegrass band inducted into the hall of fame. The band was later inducted into the Minnesota Rock and Country Hall of Fame in 2007. The band's lineup includes Ron Colby, Scott Stebbins, Catie Jo Pidel, and Andreason. Colby is the only original member who still plays with the band. In 2020 the band would celebrate their 45th anniversary.




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• Tony Andreason
• The Trashmen
• Steve Wahrer
• Surfin' Bird (album)
• Fender Jaguar
• Camden High School (Minneapolis)
• Chevron Cars Ltd
• Gold's Gym
• 1979 Hitachi Trophy
• Deaths in October 2017