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The Tornadoes

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Years Active
1960 – 2007 (47 years)
Founded In
Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, United States
The Tornadoes from Redlands, CA was the first band to receive national airplay with a surf instrumental. The song was Bustin' Surfboards released on Aertaun Records in 1962, and it has since become a classic and mainstay of the surf genre. One of its distinctions, and appeals, was the fact that the song opened with the sound of an ocean swell (that continued throughout the song), thereby creating a sense of actually being at a beach. The album with the same name was released in 1963. The band, however, did not manage to follow up on their success, their song "Shootin&… read more
The Tornadoes from Redlands, CA was the first band to receive national airplay with a surf instrumental. The song was Bustin' Surfboards released on Aertaun Records in 1962, and it has since become a classic and mainstay of the surf genre. One of its distinctions, and appeals, was t… read more
The Tornadoes from Redlands, CA was the first band to receive national airplay with a surf instrumental. The song was Bustin' Surfboards released on Aertaun Records in 1962, and it has since become a classic and mainstay of the surf genre. One of its distinctions, and appeals, was the fact that the song opened with the sound of an ocean swell (that cont… read more

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1 Play track Bustin' Surfboards Bustin' Surfboards
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2 Play track Presenting The Tornadoes Bustin' Surfboards (Alternate Take)
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 77 listeners
3 Play track Bustin' Surfboards Maleguena
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4 Play track Bustin' Surfboards Vaquero
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5 Play track Bustin' Surfboards Summertime
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6 Play track Bustin' Surfboards The Tornado
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7 Play track Bustin' Surfboards Shootin' Beavers
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8 Bustin' Surfboards Bumble Bee Stomp
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9 Play track Bustin' Surfboards / Phantom Surfer Phantom Surfer
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10 Play track Bustin' Surfboards Moon Dawg
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Albums

  1. 58,143 listeners

    2012 · 12 tracks

    Bustin' Surfboards
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  2. 21,298 listeners

    30 Mar 2011 · 2 tracks

    Bustin' Surfboards / Phantom Surfer
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  3. 4,870 listeners

    14 Jul 2006 · 26 tracks

    Charge Of The Tornadoes
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  4. 4,674 listeners

    21 Dec 2005 · 29 tracks

    Now And Then
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