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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 113 listeners
2 Play track Killer Surf: The Best of the Challengers Out of Limits
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 30 listeners
3 Play track Surfbeat Bulldog
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 29 listeners
4 Play track Surfbeat Vampire
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 17 listeners
5 Play track Killer Surf: The Best of the Challengers Mr. Moto
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6 Tidal Wave Satan's Theme
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7 Play track Surfbeat Red River Rock
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 12 listeners
8 Play track Surfbeat RamRod
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9 Play track Surfbeat Surf Beat
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10 Killer Surf: The Best of the Challengers Kamikaze
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Albums

  1. 15,351 listeners

    1 Jan 1964 · 14 tracks

    K-39
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  2. 10,782 listeners

    1 Jan 1963 · 14 tracks

    Surfbeat
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  3. 7,330 listeners

    1994 · 30 tracks

    Killer Surf: The Best of the Challengers
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  4. 6,455 listeners

    1 Jan 1963 · 14 tracks

    Lloyd Thaxton Goes Surfing With The Challengers
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