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The Safaris
The Safaris were an American pop group of the early 1960s from Los Angeles, California.. The Safaris formed in 1959, and the following year released their debut single, "Image of a Girl".The song was a hit in the United States, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered by Mark Wynter the same year, this version hitting #11 in the United Kingdom.
The Surfaris
Welcome from Bob Berryhill. Thank you for visiting the official website of The Surfaris . The Surfaris are an instrumental surf band that my three bandmates, Jim Fuller, Pat Connolly, Ron Wilson and I started back in the fall of 1962. We are best known for writing and performing the 1963 hit song "Wipe Out."
The Surfaris
The Surfaris are an American surf music band formed in Glendora, California, in 1962. 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.. The Surfaris were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019 for their hit instrumental song ...
The Safaris Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More...
The Safaris. Led by Jimmy Stephens, the light-singing Safaris hit the first time out with "Image of a Girl" (number seven Billboard) in 1960 on Eldo Records, but the So Cal based group never had another one. The calypso-ish,…. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY:
The Surfaris
Bio. The Surfaris, a rock group from Nashville, TN. WIPE OUT - SURFER JOE - POINT PANIC. Initially catapulted by the California surf culture, The Surfaris transcended the local scene into international stardom with their hit song "Wipe Out." In 1962, Bob Berryhill (15), Jim Fuller (15), Pat Connolly (15) and Ron Wilson (17) from Glendora, California formed The Surfaris.
Safaris
The Safaris made their debut on the Pop/Rock charts in 1960 with the romantic doo-wop-ballad, "Image Of A Girl," which opens with the sounds of a ticking grandfather clock that can also be heard throughout the song. Co-written by group members Clasky and Rosenberg, this song became a Top 10 hit and the group's best known song.
The Surfaris Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mor...
Explore The Surfaris's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about The Surfaris on AllMusic.
The Surfaris Discography
The Surfaris. American surf rock band formed in 1962. Perhaps best known for two of their hit songs "Wipe Out" and "Surfer Joe". They eventually abandoned beach and hot-rod themes for a more folk rock style and had a number two hit in Japan with the song "Karen". Bob Berryhill's tenure in the original band was from 1962 to 1966 and again from ...
The Surfaris
A whooshing, gusty, almost ghostly sound was created suggesting the feeling of riding a wave. With the popularization of surfing in southern California in the 1950s, a new genre of music was born. A junior high school talent show in 1961 was The Surfaris beginning. A guitar teacher and his pupil, Bob Berryhill, took the stage and played ...
The Surfaris Biography
Band members have included Bob Berryhill, (from 1962-66), guitar;Pat Connolly, (from 1962-65), bass; Ken Forsi, (from 1965-66), bass; Jim Fuller, (from 1962- 66), guitar; Jack Oldham, (from 1966-67), bass; Jim Pash. ... "Surfin' Safari." With the later addition of a 12 year old saxophone player named Jim Pash, The Surfaris were complete and ...
The Surfaris
The Surfaris. The yardstick for every aspiring young drummer in the early '60s was to be able to play a drum solo called "Wipe Out". In 1962 a Glendora, California high school surf band called The Surfaris had dreams of forming a band like Dick Dale And The Del-Tones, whom they had seen at Harmony Park. The group included Jim Fuller on lead ...
The Safaris
Severing their ties with Eldo, the Safaris released "Legion of the Lost" in 1961 on Image Records. It was promptly lost in space as far as record buyers and DJs mattered. Late that same year, a final single by them came out, not as the Safaris, but as the Suddens. "Childish Ways" b/w "Garden of Love," which also served as the B-Side of "Legion ...
Most Popular The Safaris Songs
Introduction to The Safaris The Safaris, an American rock and roll group, gained popularity in the early 1960s with their catchy tunes and energetic performances. Hailing from Los Angeles, California, the band was formed in 1959 and consisted of members like Jim Freeman, John Densmore, and Richard Clasky. Known for their unique blend of doo-wop […]
The Original Surfaris
The Original Surfaris, in their various incarnations, were "one of the most highly regarded" and "creative" surf groups of the 1960s, but also remained at the time "one of the most obscure" ones. [1] Critics described their music as featuring "reverb galore, swaggering sax and a tough surf sound", [7] while their best tracks were praised for ...
The Safaris
The Safaris were an American pop group of the early 1960s from Los Angeles, California. The Safaris formed in 1959, and the following year released their debut single, "Image of a Girl". The song was a hit in the United States, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered by Mark Wynter the same year, this version hitting #11 in the United Kingdom.
Safaris
SAFARIS Image of a Girl. The vocal group from Los Angeles founded by Marvin Rosenberg and Richard Clasky never stayed with the same name or lineup for very long, so it was a five-in-one shot at best that Safaris would be the artist name slapped on the label of their 1960 hit "Image of a Girl." The group began in '59 as a teenage trio when Marv (attending Fairfax High School) and Richard (of ...
The Safaris Discography
Doo-wop group from Los Angeles Formed in 1959 Members were Sandy Weisman, Marv Rosenberg and Richard Clasky
Wipe Out
During the surf rock movement in Southern California in the early 1960s, a group of four talented high school boys made the scene forming a band called The S...
The Safaris music, videos, stats, and photos
Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account. The Safaris were an American pop group from Los Angeles, California. The Safaris formed in 1959, and the following year released their debut single, "Image of a Girl". The song was a hit in the U.S., peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered by Mark Wynter in 1962 ...
Surfaris
Surfaris. 7,844 likes · 4 talking about this. The Surfaris, still going strong, began their fifty plus year career by recording Wipe Out, one of the most...
Ron Wilson (drummer)
Drums. 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. Wilson's energetic drum solo on "Wipe Out" (a #2 US/#5 UK hit) made it one of the best-known instrumental songs of the ...
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It's the summer of 1960. Songwriter Marv Rosenberg is 18, lead vocalist Jimmy Stephens is 20. As key members of the Los Angeles-based vocal group the Safaris, the two are riding high: The group ...
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The Safaris were an American pop group of the early 1960s from Los Angeles, California.. The Safaris formed in 1959, and the following year released their debut single, "Image of a Girl".The song was a hit in the United States, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered by Mark Wynter the same year, this version hitting #11 in the United Kingdom.
Welcome from Bob Berryhill. Thank you for visiting the official website of The Surfaris . The Surfaris are an instrumental surf band that my three bandmates, Jim Fuller, Pat Connolly, Ron Wilson and I started back in the fall of 1962. We are best known for writing and performing the 1963 hit song "Wipe Out."
The Surfaris are an American surf music band formed in Glendora, California, in 1962. 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.. The Surfaris were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019 for their hit instrumental song ...
The Safaris. Led by Jimmy Stephens, the light-singing Safaris hit the first time out with "Image of a Girl" (number seven Billboard) in 1960 on Eldo Records, but the So Cal based group never had another one. The calypso-ish,…. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY:
Bio. The Surfaris, a rock group from Nashville, TN. WIPE OUT - SURFER JOE - POINT PANIC. Initially catapulted by the California surf culture, The Surfaris transcended the local scene into international stardom with their hit song "Wipe Out." In 1962, Bob Berryhill (15), Jim Fuller (15), Pat Connolly (15) and Ron Wilson (17) from Glendora, California formed The Surfaris.
The Safaris made their debut on the Pop/Rock charts in 1960 with the romantic doo-wop-ballad, "Image Of A Girl," which opens with the sounds of a ticking grandfather clock that can also be heard throughout the song. Co-written by group members Clasky and Rosenberg, this song became a Top 10 hit and the group's best known song.
Explore The Surfaris's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about The Surfaris on AllMusic.
The Surfaris. American surf rock band formed in 1962. Perhaps best known for two of their hit songs "Wipe Out" and "Surfer Joe". They eventually abandoned beach and hot-rod themes for a more folk rock style and had a number two hit in Japan with the song "Karen". Bob Berryhill's tenure in the original band was from 1962 to 1966 and again from ...
A whooshing, gusty, almost ghostly sound was created suggesting the feeling of riding a wave. With the popularization of surfing in southern California in the 1950s, a new genre of music was born. A junior high school talent show in 1961 was The Surfaris beginning. A guitar teacher and his pupil, Bob Berryhill, took the stage and played ...
Band members have included Bob Berryhill, (from 1962-66), guitar;Pat Connolly, (from 1962-65), bass; Ken Forsi, (from 1965-66), bass; Jim Fuller, (from 1962- 66), guitar; Jack Oldham, (from 1966-67), bass; Jim Pash. ... "Surfin' Safari." With the later addition of a 12 year old saxophone player named Jim Pash, The Surfaris were complete and ...
The Surfaris. The yardstick for every aspiring young drummer in the early '60s was to be able to play a drum solo called "Wipe Out". In 1962 a Glendora, California high school surf band called The Surfaris had dreams of forming a band like Dick Dale And The Del-Tones, whom they had seen at Harmony Park. The group included Jim Fuller on lead ...
Severing their ties with Eldo, the Safaris released "Legion of the Lost" in 1961 on Image Records. It was promptly lost in space as far as record buyers and DJs mattered. Late that same year, a final single by them came out, not as the Safaris, but as the Suddens. "Childish Ways" b/w "Garden of Love," which also served as the B-Side of "Legion ...
Introduction to The Safaris The Safaris, an American rock and roll group, gained popularity in the early 1960s with their catchy tunes and energetic performances. Hailing from Los Angeles, California, the band was formed in 1959 and consisted of members like Jim Freeman, John Densmore, and Richard Clasky. Known for their unique blend of doo-wop […]
The Original Surfaris, in their various incarnations, were "one of the most highly regarded" and "creative" surf groups of the 1960s, but also remained at the time "one of the most obscure" ones. [1] Critics described their music as featuring "reverb galore, swaggering sax and a tough surf sound", [7] while their best tracks were praised for ...
The Safaris were an American pop group of the early 1960s from Los Angeles, California. The Safaris formed in 1959, and the following year released their debut single, "Image of a Girl". The song was a hit in the United States, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered by Mark Wynter the same year, this version hitting #11 in the United Kingdom.
SAFARIS Image of a Girl. The vocal group from Los Angeles founded by Marvin Rosenberg and Richard Clasky never stayed with the same name or lineup for very long, so it was a five-in-one shot at best that Safaris would be the artist name slapped on the label of their 1960 hit "Image of a Girl." The group began in '59 as a teenage trio when Marv (attending Fairfax High School) and Richard (of ...
Doo-wop group from Los Angeles Formed in 1959 Members were Sandy Weisman, Marv Rosenberg and Richard Clasky
During the surf rock movement in Southern California in the early 1960s, a group of four talented high school boys made the scene forming a band called The S...
Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account. The Safaris were an American pop group from Los Angeles, California. The Safaris formed in 1959, and the following year released their debut single, "Image of a Girl". The song was a hit in the U.S., peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered by Mark Wynter in 1962 ...
Surfaris. 7,844 likes · 4 talking about this. The Surfaris, still going strong, began their fifty plus year career by recording Wipe Out, one of the most...
Drums. 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. Wilson's energetic drum solo on "Wipe Out" (a #2 US/#5 UK hit) made it one of the best-known instrumental songs of the ...
It's the summer of 1960. Songwriter Marv Rosenberg is 18, lead vocalist Jimmy Stephens is 20. As key members of the Los Angeles-based vocal group the Safaris, the two are riding high: The group ...
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The Beach Boys still tour relentlessly. Love, 83 and longtime member Bruce Johnston, 81, are the only veteran members on stage and come armed with a set list of timeless singalongs including "I ...
There's no telling how many special moments have been soundtracked by Moon Safari, the acclaimed 1998 debut album from French duo Air. An era-defining record of pristine, space-age lounge music ...