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The Challengers

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The Challengers was an instrumental surf rock band started in late 1962. They were located in Los Angeles. They represented a growing love for surf music and helped make the genre popular. Their debut album "Surfbeat" was the biggest selling surf album of all time and helped bring surf music from California to the rest of the world. The band was formed out of the pioneer surf band called The Bel-Airs. The Bel-Airs were still in high school at the time, but scored a hit with an instrumental song titled "Mr. Moto." Their potential was cited by many, but it was an a… read more
The Challengers was an instrumental surf rock band started in late 1962. They were located in Los Angeles. They represented a growing love for surf music and helped make the genre popular. Their debut album "Surfbeat" was the biggest selling surf album of all time and helped bring s… read more
The Challengers was an instrumental surf rock band started in late 1962. They were located in Los Angeles. They represented a growing love for surf music and helped make the genre popular. Their debut album "Surfbeat" was the biggest selling surf album of all time and helped bring surf music from California to the rest of the world. The band was formed … read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Killer Surf: The Best of the Challengers K-39
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 487 listeners
2 Play track Surfbeat Bulldog
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 241 listeners
3 Play track Tidal Wave Satan's Theme
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 200 listeners
4 Killer Surf: The Best of the Challengers Out of Limits
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 152 listeners
5 Play track Killer Surf: The Best of the Challengers Mr. Moto
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 107 listeners
6 Play track Surfbeat Red River Rock
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7 Play track Surfbeat RamRod
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 59 listeners
8 Play track Killer Surf: The Best of the Challengers Sidewalk Surfer
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9 Work Song, The Work Song, The
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 44 listeners
10 Play track Surfbeat Surf Beat
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 43 listeners

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Albums

  1. 12,001 listeners

    1 Jan 1964 · 14 tracks

    K-39
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  2. 9,357 listeners

    1 Jan 1963 · 14 tracks

    Surfbeat
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  3. 7,139 listeners

    1994 · 30 tracks

    Killer Surf: The Best of the Challengers
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  4. 5,575 listeners

    1 Jan 1963 · 14 tracks

    Lloyd Thaxton Goes Surfing With The Challengers
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