The biggest record to come out of Minneapolis to date was “Surfin’ Bird” by the Trashmen.  The record was released in December 1963, and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard chart on January 25, 1964, after 13 weeks.  Surfin’  Bird was followed up by “Bird Dance Beat,” which spent 7 weeks on the chart and peaked at No. 30 on March 7, 1964.  Much has been written about the Trashmen – for a page from me, please follow this link.