The Surfaris
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The Surfaris are an American surf rock band best known for their 1963 instrumental hit "Wipe Out," a defining track of the surf music genre.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical group
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surf rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bob Berryhill
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Jim Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Pash NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | 1963 instrumental hit Wipe Out ⓘ |
| BsideOfDebutSingle | Surfer Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact |
Wipe Out became a defining track of surf music
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Wipe Out is frequently used in films and television to evoke surf culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutSingle | Wipe Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1962 ⓘ |
| formedInPlace | Glendora, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
rock and roll
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surf rock ⓘ |
| hasBassist | Pat Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDrummer | Ron Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuitarist |
Bob Berryhill
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Jim Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalHit | Wipe Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformances | yes ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bob Berryhill
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Jim Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Pash NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSaxophonist | Jim Pash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStudioRecordings | yes ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | surf music ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Surfer Joe
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Wipe Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfScene | Southern California surf music scene ⓘ |
| peakPopularity | early 1960s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
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Dot Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songTypeOfWipeOut | instrumental ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
driving drum solo in Wipe Out
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reverb-drenched guitar sound ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.