Bob wrote:
> What little I know about P.F. Sloan, he was a fixture in west
>coast music production during the late 50's/early 60's, probably
>worked a lot with Webb and hence the "summer-burned"
>reference. Sloan, Brian Wilson, Terry Melcher, & ? Usher
>(forget his first name) produced most of the earliest "surf
>music", one of my favorite genres.
Found a website about him - you're right - a member of The
Fantastic Baggys with Steve Barri - seems he wrote a lot for
the likes of Jan and Dean, with songs like 'Wax Up Your Board',
'This Little Woody' (um, interesting title!), 'Swimtime U.S.A.',
'Surfer Boy's Dream Come True', 'Save Your Sundays For Surfin'',
etc etc., but he is best known for writing 'Eve of Destruction'
(Barry McGuire) and 'Secret Agent Man' (Johnny Rivers, Devo
& others).
Looks like he's still working - he played a gig at McCabe's in
LA back in May.
PaulC
