The Challengers [US2]

Aliases: The Surfaris (The Challengers [US2])
Years active: 1962 - 1970
Country: United States
Comments: Known as an instrumental surf music band, this group from Los Angeles did sometimes record vocal performances.
Members: Richard Delvy Drums
Ed Fournier

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Bedlam	The Challengers [US2]	July 1964	The Packards
i	K-39	The Challengers [US2]	July 1964	(2 artists)
	Secret Agent Man	The Challengers [US2]	1965	(70 artists)

Covers by The Challengers [US2]

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	Adventures in Paradise	The Challengers [US2]	June 1963	Lionel Newman
i	Alley Cat	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Bent Fabricius-Bjerre med rytme
i	Apache	The Challengers [US2]	June 1963	The Shadows [GB] REL, Bert Weedon REC
i	A Summer Place	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
i	A Taste of Honey	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Billy Dee Williams PRF, Bobby Scott REC,REL
	Bad Boy	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Larry Williams [US1]
i	Banzai Washout	The Challengers [US2]	1964	The Catalinas [US2]
i	Born Free	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Matt Monro - Arranged and conducted by John Barry
i	Born to Be Wild	The Challengers [US2]	December 1968	Steppenwolf
i	Bulldog	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	The Fireballs
i	Can I Trust You	Billy Strange & The Challengers [US2]	October 1966	Orietta Berti
i	Cast Your Fate to the Wind	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Vince Guaraldi Trio
i	Cast Your Fate to the Wind	Billy Strange & The Challengers [US2]	October 1966	Vince Guaraldi Trio
	Catch Us if You Can	The Challengers [US2]	1965	The Dave Clark Five
i	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	The Challengers [US2]	December 1968	Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes
i	Classical Gas	The Challengers [US2]	December 1968	Mason Williams
i	Comin' Home Baby	The Challengers [US2]	1963	The Dave Bailey Quintet
	Count Me In	The Challengers [US2]	1965	Gary Lewis and The Playboys
i	Cruel Sea	The Challengers [US2]	1964	The Dakotas
i	Dance On	The Challengers [US2]	June 1963	The Shadows [GB]
	Do You Wanna Dance?	The Challengers [US2]	1965	Bobby Freeman
i	Foot Tapper	The Challengers [US2]	June 1963	The Shadows [GB]
i	For What It's Worth	The Challengers [US2]	September 1970	The Buffalo Springfield
i	Games People Play	The Challengers [US2]	September 1970	Joe South
i	Gloria	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Them
i	Grazing in the Grass	The Challengers [US2]	December 1968	Hugh Masekela
i	Green Onions	The Surfaris (The Challengers [US2])	1963	Booker T. and The MG's
i	Guitar Tango	The Challengers [US2]	June 1963	Jean-Michel Defaye et son grand orchestre à cordes
i	Hava nagila	The Challengers [US2]	June 1963	A.Z. Idelsohn
i	I'm Gonna Make You Love Me	The Challengers [US2]	September 1970	Dee Dee Warwick
	Johnny B. Goode	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Chuck Berry
i	Kicks	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Paul Revere & The Raiders
i	Latin'ia	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	Unverified
i	Let's Go Trippin'	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	Dick Dale and The Del-Tones
i	Light My Fire	The Challengers [US2]	December 1968	The Doors
	Little Bird	The Challengers [US2]	1966	John D. Loudermilk
i	Louie, Louie	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Richard Berry and The Pharaohs
i	Memphis	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Chuck Berry
i	Memphis	The Surfaris (The Challengers [US2])	1963	Chuck Berry
i	Mercy, Mercy	The Challengers [US2]	September 1970	"Cannonball" Adderley
i	Milord	Billy Strange & The Challengers [US2]	October 1966	Edith Piaf
i	Misirlou	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	(unknown)
i	Moon Dawg	The Challengers [US2]	1963	The Gamblers
i	Movin' & Groovin'	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	Duane Eddy and His 'Twangy' Guitar
i	Mr. Moto	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	The Belairs [US1]
	Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter	The Challengers [US2]	1965	Tom Courtenay REL,BRD
	My Girl Sloopy	The Challengers [US2]	1965	The Vibrations
i	On Broadway	The Challengers [US2]	June 1963	The Cookies REC, The Crystals [US] REL, The Drifters [US1]
i	One Mint Julep	The Challengers [US2]	July 1964	The Clovers
i	Out of Limits	The Challengers [US2]	July 1964	The Marketts
i	Penetration	The Challengers [US2]	1967	The Pyramids [US]
i	Pipeline	The Challengers [US2]	1964	Chantay's
i	Pretty Flamingo	Billy Strange & The Challengers [US2]	October 1966	Manfred Mann [band] REL, Gene Pitney REC
i	Ramrod	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	Duane Eddy and His Rock-A-Billies
i	Raunchy	The Challengers [US2]	1964	Bill Justis and His Orchestra
i	Rebel Rouser	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Duane Eddy and His 'Twangy' Guitar
i	Red River Rock	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Blackwell Lunsford REL, Carl T. Sprague REC
	Satisfaction	The Challengers [US2]	1966	The Rolling Stones
	Seventh Son	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Willie Mabon
i	Shakin' All Over	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Johnny Kidd and The Pirates
	She's a Woman	The Challengers [US2]	1966	The Beatles
i	Sloop John B	The Challengers [US2]	1966	The Weavers REL, Cleveland Simmons Group REC
i	Somewhere My Love	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Maurice Jarre
i	Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme from the motion picture Dr. Zhivago)	Billy Strange & The Challengers [US2]	October 1966	Maurice Jarre
i	Soul Deep	The Challengers [US2]	September 1970	The Box Tops
i	Soulful Strut	The Challengers [US2]	September 1970	Young-Holt Unlimited REL, Barbara Acklin REC
	Sticks and Stones	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Ray Charles and His Orchestra
i	Stranger on the Shore	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Mr. Acker Bilk with The Leon Young String Chorale
i	Stranger on the Shore	Billy Strange & The Challengers [US2]	October 1966	Mr. Acker Bilk with The Leon Young String Chorale
i	Strangers in the Night	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Bert Kaempfert
i	Strangers in the Night	Billy Strange & The Challengers [US2]	October 1966	Bert Kaempfert
	Summer Nights	The Challengers [US2]	1965	Marianne Faithfull
i	Sunshine of Your Love	The Challengers [US2]	December 1968	Cream
i	Surfin' Safari	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	Beach Boys
	Tammy	The Challengers [US2]	1965	Debbie Reynolds REL,BRD
i	Teen Beat	The Surfaris (The Challengers [US2])	1963	Sandy Nelson
i	Telstar	The Challengers [US2]	July 1964	The Tornados
i	Tequila	The Challengers [US2]	1966	The Champs
i	Tequila	The Surfaris (The Challengers [US2])	1963	The Champs
i	The Breeze and I	The Challengers [US2]	June 1963	(unknown)
i	The "In" Crowd	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Dobie Gray
	The Last Time	The Challengers [US2]	1966	The Rolling Stones
i	The Lonely Bull	The Challengers [US2]	1966	The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert
i	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	The Challengers [US2]	1965	The Gallants - Arranged and conducted by H.B. Barnum REL, Jerry Goldsmith BRD
i	The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt	The Challengers [US2]	1964	The Shadows [GB]
i	The Wedge	The Challengers [US2]	1965	Dick Dale
i	The Weight	The Challengers [US2]	September 1970	The Band
	Tired of Waiting for You	The Challengers [US2]	1965	The Kinks
i	Torquay	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	Fireballs
i	Walk Don't Run!	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Johnny Smith
i	Walk, Don't Run	The Surfaris (The Challengers [US2])	1963	Johnny Smith
i	What Now My Love	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Gilbert Bécaud - Orch. dir. : Raymond Bernard
	When You Walk in the Room	The Challengers [US2]	1965	Jackie deShannon
i	Wild Weekend	The Surfaris (The Challengers [US2])	1963	The Rebels [US]
i	Wipe Out	The Challengers [US2]	July 1964	The Surfaris [US1]
	Wonderful World	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Sam Cooke
i	Work Song	The Challengers [US2]	1967	Nat Adderley
i	Work Song	Billy Strange & The Challengers [US2]	October 1966	Nat Adderley
	You Like Me Too Much	The Challengers [US2]	1966	The Beatles
	You've Got Your Troubles	The Challengers [US2]	1965	The Fortunes

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
25 Greatest Instrumental Hits	The Challengers [US2]	1967	GNP Crescendo [US]
A Go Go	The Challengers [US2]	1966	Vault
At the Teen-Age Fair	The Challengers [US2]	1965	GNP Crescendo [US]
Billy Strange & The Challengers	Billy Strange & The Challengers [US2]	October 1966	GNP Crescendo [US]
California Kicks	The Challengers [US2]	1966	GNP Crescendo [US]
Go Sidewalk Surfing!	The Challengers [US2]	1964	Triumph Records [US2]
K-39	The Challengers [US2]	July 1964	Vault
Light My Fire with Classical Gas	The Challengers [US2]	December 1968	GNP Crescendo [US]
Lloyd Thaxton Goes Surfing with The Challengers	The Challengers [US2]	1963	Vault
Surfbeat	The Challengers [US2]	January 1963	Vault
The Challengers on the Move (Surfing Around the World)	The Challengers [US2]	June 1963	Vault
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	The Challengers [US2]	1965	GNP Crescendo [US]
Vanilla Funk	The Challengers [US2]	September 1970	GNP Crescendo [US]
Wipe Out	The Surfaris (The Challengers [US2])	1963	Dot Records
Wipe Out!	The Challengers [US2]	1966	GNP Crescendo [US]