The Original Surfaris

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The Original Surfaris
Origin	Orange County, California, United States
Genre(s)	Surf Rock
Years active	1961–1965
Members
Larry Weed (Lead Guitar) Chuck Vehle (Rhythm Guitar) Jim Tran (Bass Guitar) Doug Wiseman (Saxophone) Al Valdez (Piano) Mike Biondi (Drums)

The Original Surfaris were a surf rock group from Orange County, California, active in the 1960s.

[edit] History

Around 1960, The Original Surfaris were formed. Originally called the Surfaris, they changed their name to the Original Surfaris after another band also called the Surfaris became widely famous for the song "Wipe Out".

The Original Surfaris are best known for their hits "Surfari" and "Bombora", both of which were covered by nineties surf-space band, Man or Astro-man?