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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 .
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.
Surf's Up! At Banzai Pipeline was a 1963 various artist record album compilation that featured recordings by The Surfaris, Dave Myers and The Surftones, The Soul Kings, Coast Continentals and Jim Waller & The Deltas. It has been re-released a couple of times since.
Dot reissued the single in April 1965 as 45–144. A second version by the Surfaris (with a different B side) was released in 1966 as Decca 32003 and again in 1973 as MCA 60055. The song—both the Surfaris' version as well as cover versions—has been featured in over 20 films and television series since 1964, appearing at least once a decade.
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 ...
In 2009, it was named the 22nd greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. [35] Far Out and American Songwriter both named it Hendrix's third-greatest song. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] In 2019, the British Phonographic Industry awarded "Hey Joe" its Silver certification, signifying sales of over 200,000. [ 38 ]
These included The Best of the Surfaris, The Chantays, The Hilltoppers, Surf Party, featuring the Surfaris Live, Surf City's Greatest Hits, Pulp Rock Instros, Better Shred Than Dead – Dick Dale Anthology. Hot Rods and Custom Classics-Boxset, Del-Fi Girl Groups, and Endless Sleep – The Best of Jody Reynolds.
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.