String (Thai pop)

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String (Thai pop)
Stylistic origins:	American Rhythm and Blues Surf rock Exotica Hollywood film scores Country and Western garage rock rockabilly
Cultural origins:	1960's Thailand
Typical instruments:	Drums, bass guitar, drum machine, synthesizer, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Mainstream popularity:	Early 1960's through present
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.
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Thai rock - Thai hip hop- Wong shadow - pleng phua cheewit (songs for life)

String is a genre of Thai music roughly equivalent to western pop. 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 1950's and early 60's when on R&R. It also drew heavily on British invasion rock'n'roll, garage rock and Hollywood film soundtracks as well.

However, The term is extremely broad, covering rock, dance music, rap and western-influenced popular music in general. It normally excludes the folk rock pleng phua cheewit (songs for life). Prominent string artists include: