WIPE OUT!!!! The Surfaris began their forty plus year career by composing and recording Wipe Out, one of the most popular songs recorded in a generation. Wipe Out, Surfer Joe and others captured the sound of the early 1960′s. Initially catapulted by the California surf culture, The Surfaris transcended the local scene into international stardom. Members have come and gone, but original guitarist Bob Berryhill continues to lead the band as they play the music and tell the amazing story behind the music of THE SURFARIS. Check out The Surfaris online at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Surfaris/157898520906230
In the winter of 1962, Bob Berryhill, Jim Fuller, Pat Connolly, and Ron Wilson recorded Surfer Joe, with Wipe Out as the B side. In ’63 Wipe Out went #2 nationally as well as becoming an international hit. Several albums were recorded. Gigs/Tours were played in Japan, Hawaii, Australia and the continental US with artists such as Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, The Crystals, Dick Dale, Bobby Vinton, Eddie Hodges, Righteous Bros., Jay and the Americans, The Turtles, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Ventures and many others. To date, there have been at least 764 covers by other bands performing Wipe Out… but The Surfaris are the original!
