#278 - Wipeout

Business Side of Music

In the fall of 1962, Southern California high school students Jim Fuller and Pat Connolly called friend and guitarist Bob Berryhill for a practice session at Berryhill's house. The trio practiced for about four hours and met drummer Ron Wilson at a high school dance later that evening, whereupon the band was born.

But in this episode, we start before that. In the studio with us today is Bob Berryhill. We go back to the time when guitarist Bob was a 13 year old kid, learning how to surf in Hawaii. It was there he learned how to play the Ukulele. When he returned to the mainland, he sought out a ukulele teacher, but instead found a guitar instructor in the local music store.

Shortly after the four teenagers put the band together playing teen sock hops and school dances, they soon headed off to the Recording Studio, located which in those days was called Cucamonga, CA (now we’d call it Rancho Cucamonga).

While in the studio to record “Surfer Joe”, they were informed that they needed a “B” side for their 45 record. Not having one in mind, they instead sat down to write something, and within 10 minutes had recorded what went on to become top selling record called “Wipeout”.

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