Bob Berryhill (born December 15, 1947) was a member of

The Surfaris The Surfaris are an American surf rock band formed in Glendora, California, United States, 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 ...

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

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. On returning to California, he began working seriously on guitar and two years later, "Wipe Out" was born. His role of rhythm guitar merged into

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later with his new band, The Surfaris featuring Bob Berryhill. Wipeout, was inducted into the

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in 2019. Bob Berryhill said:Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage: Bob Berryhill
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and sometimes played with our high school Tartan

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. That came into play coupled with my suggestion of bongo rock-type breaks for an arrangement, a drum-solo type of song with a simple guitar melody. Ronnie started playing the famous Wipe Out solo and in about ten minutes we had the song together."

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The Surfaris official Facebook pageThe Surfaris official siteThe Surfaris official MySpace siteBob Berryhill Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2011) {{DEFAULTSORT:Berryhill, Bob 1947 births Living people American rock guitarists American male guitarists Lead guitarists Surf musicians The Surfaris members Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians