Wong shadow

Wong shadow
Stylistic origins	American Rhythm and Blues Surf rock beat groups Exotica Hollywood film scores Country and Western garage rock rockabilly
Cultural origins	1960s Thailand
Typical instruments	drums, bass guitar, drum machine, synthesizer, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Derivative forms	Broad term for all popular music based on American R&B etc, though some British and American psychedelic rock acts drew on indigenous musical forms as well as rock'n'roll.
Other topics
Thai rock - Thai hip hop- Wong shadow - pleng phua cheewit (songs for life)

Wong shadow was a genre of Thai pop music current in the early 1960s. It was developed by native Thai musicians inspired by Western groups such as Cliff Richard & the Shadows. Its origins lie in American R&B, surf rock artists like The Ventures, Dick Dale, Exotica, rockabilly and country and western brought over by American and Australian Soldiers serving in Vietnam in the late 1950s and early 1960s when on R&R. It also drew heavily on British invasion rock'n'roll, garage rock and Hollywood film soundtracks as well.