Wong shadow
Wong shadow was a short-lived Thai popular music 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 British and American R&B, surf rock artists like The Ventures, Dick Dale, Exotica, rockabilly and country and western brought over by 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.
Wong shadow is also a 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. The style's most representative artists were Johnny Guitar, P.M. Pocket Music and Khabuan Mukda. Wong shadow was also an influence on later genres, such as Thai pop and Thai rock.
It was originally known as "Shadow Music" following the release of the compilation Shadow Prayuk. The genre took its name from the band the Shadows.