After Minneapolis rock band the Trashmen scored a Top 10 hit with “Surfin’ Bird,” surf rock swept through Minnesota like a tidal wave, reaching up to Virginia on the Iron Range. Relive the rapid rise and tragic fall of Virginia’s own The Vaqueros on a very special musical episode of Minnesota Historia.

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Minnesota Historia Season 3, Episode 5