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The Surfaris are an American surf music band formed in Glendora, California, in 1962. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are best known for two songs that hit the charts in the Los Angeles area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" and " Wipe Out ", which were the A-side and B-side of the same 45 rpm single .
Ronald Lee Wilson (June 26, 1944 [citation needed] – May 12, 1989) was an American musician and recording artist, best known as an original member and drummer of The Surfaris, an early surf music group of the 1960s.
Berryhill was a member of surf music group The Surfaris and co-writer and recording artist of "Wipe Out" and other Surfaris' hits. In 1960, when Berryhill was 13, he took a trip to the Hawaiian Islands and learned to surf and play ukulele. On returning to California, he began working seriously on guitar and two years later, "Wipe Out" was born.
Members of the surf rock band The Surfaris. Pages in category "The Surfaris members" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
James Evans Fuller (27 June 1947 – 3 March 2017) [1] was the lead guitarist and main songwriter for the 1960s rock band The Surfaris. [2] [3] [4]Fuller was known as the "Godfather" of surf music, a Californian instrumental music.
"Wipe Out" is a surf music instrumental composed by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson. Composed in the form of twelve-bar blues, [1] the tune was first performed and recorded by the Surfaris, who became famous with the single in 1963.
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However, the judge also allowed the Fullerton band to carry on under the name The Original Surfaris, although they continued to be billed in the various venues they played as "The Surfaris". After recording hot rod tracks, such as "Gum-Dipped Slicks", The Original Surfaris started changing their musical style , and Jim Tran along with Al Valdez ...