Search - Artist/Band: The Challengers

• Band Name: The Challengers
• Formed: 1963
• Originated From: Los Angeles, CA
• Decades Active: 1960,1970
• Genre: Rock
• Styles: Instrumental Rock, Surf
• Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Freewheeling, Fun, Manic, Quirky, Rollicking, Exuberant, Happy

Title	Release
Te Esperare	08/21/1996
Tidal Wave! WA	09/29/1995
New Wave	04/16/1995
Killer Surf: The Best Of The Challengers WA	1994
California Kicks	1966
Go Sidewalk Surfing WA	1965
K-39 WA	1964
Lloyd Thaxton Goes Surfing with the Challengers WA	1963
Surfbeat WA	1963
The Challengers on the Move	1963

One of the most popular of the early Southern Californian surf bands, the Challengers were formed by drummer Richard Delvy after he left the Bel-Airs, who had recorded one of the very first surf singles, "Mr. Moto." Their debut LP, Surfbeat (early 1963), was one of the very first all-instrumental surf albums and sold 200,000 copies, an astronomical number for a regional act. Recording several albums over the next couple of years, most of their repertoire consisted of covers of popular rock and surf tunes; undeniably exciting at the time, their lack of originality can make their work generic to wade through. The moody "K-39," also available on surf compilations, is their most famous cut. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide