Bob Berryhill (born December 15, 1947) is an American musician.
Biography
Berryhill was a member of
surf music
Surf music (also known as surf rock, surf pop, or surf guitar) is a genre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is inst ...
group
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 record chart, charts in the Los Angeles area, and nationally by May 1963: "Surfer Joe" and "Wipe Out (instrume ...
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
ukulele
The ukulele ( ; ); also called a uke (informally), is a member of the lute (ancient guitar) family of instruments. The ukulele is of Portuguese origin and was popularized in Hawaii. The tone and volume of the instrument vary with size and con ...
. On returning to California, he began working seriously on guitar and two years later, "Wipe Out" was born. His role of
rhythm guitar
In music performances, rhythm guitar is a guitar technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse (music), pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., d ...
merged into
lead guitar
Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...
later with his new band, The Surfaris featuring Bob Berryhill.
Wipeout, was inducted into the
Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum
Mission Statement
The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum is a 501(c)(3) charity organization. The mission of the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum is to honor all great musicians regardless of genre or instruments. This is done by exhibiting t ...
in 2019.
Bob Berryhill said:
Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage: Bob Berryhill
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"Ronnie ilson
Ilson Wilians Rodrigues (born 12 March 1979) is a Brazilian former footballer
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loved Scottish marches
Scottish Marches was the term used for the Anglo-Scottish border during the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern era, characterised by violence and cross-border raids. The Scottish Marches era came to an end during the first decade of the 17 ...
and sometimes played with our high school Tartan marching band
A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who play while marching. Historically they were used in armed forces and many marching bands remain military bands. Others are still associated with military units or emulate a military sty ...
. 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."
References
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External links
The Surfaris official Facebook pageThe Surfaris official siteThe Surfaris official MySpace siteBob Berryhill Interview
at NAMM Oral History Collection (2011)
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1947 births
Living people
American rock guitarists
American male guitarists
American lead guitarists
Surf musicians
The Surfaris members
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American guitarists
20th-century American male musicians