Jon and the Nightriders

Jon and The Nightriders were an American surf music band known for Instrumental rock: Surf music's "2nd Wave" began in 1979 with the release of the first Jon & the Nightriders record.

The band was formed in 1979 by John Blair.[1] Original members of the band included Dusty Watson,[2][3] and Greg Eckler (who is credited with starting Psalm 150 (band) in 1974).

Punk rock band Jughead's Revenge included "Rumble at Waikiki" by Jon and the Nightriders in their setlists. Their songs have reappeared on Surf II "Fuel Injected" - Jon & the Nightriders; "Surf Jam" - Jon & the Nightriders.

Discography


  • "1979 EP Rumble At Waikiki/Bustin’ Surfboards/Ali Baba/Squad Car"
  • "1980 SURF BEAT ’80"
  • "1980 EXPERIMENTS IN DESTINY (various artists)"
  • "1981 LP RECORDED LIVE AT HOLLYWOOD’S FAMOUS WHISKY A GO-GO"
  • "1981 EP California Fun/(I Think I’m) Surfing Japanese"
  • "1981 NEWSLINES VOLUME 2 (various artists)"
  • "1982 EP SPLASHBACK!"
  • "1982 LP THE HISTORY OF SURF MUSIC, VOL. 3 – THE REVIVAL, 1980-1982"
  • "1984 CHARGE OF THE NIGHTRIDERS"
  • "1985 HANG 11 MUTANT SURF PUNKS (various artists)"
  • "1987 STAMPEDE"
  • "1987 WHAT SURF II (various artists)"
  • "1994 BEYOND THE BEACH (various artists)"
  • "1994 NPR’s INTERNATIONAL BEACH BALL(various artists)"
  • "1994 BANISHED TO THE BEACH"
  • "1994 DESTINATION BOMP (various artists)"
  • "1995 PULP ROCK (various artists)"
  • "1996 FIBERGLASS ROCKET"
  • "1996 COWABUNGA! THE SURF BOX (various artists)"
  • "1997 SURFIN’ SUNDAYS (various artists)"
  • "1998 RAW & ALIVE ’98"
  • "1998 ROCK DON’T RUN, VOL. 3 (various artists)"
  • "1999 MOVING TARGET"
  • "1999 TUBERIDER (various artists)"
  • "1999 SWINGIN’ CREEPERS! A TRIBUTE TO THE VENTURES (various artists)"
  • "1999 SEASONAL FAVORITES, VOL. 1 (various artists)"
  • "2000 UNDERCOVER"
  • "2001 RENDEZVOUS BALLROOM REUNION 2000 (various artists)"
  • "2008 I BELIEVE IN MUSIC (various artists)"

References

  1. Jon & The Nightriders (1979 to 2001), lead and rhythm guitar, songwriter, producer. – "johnblair.us". Retrieved 2016-07-05. )
  2. Matt Warshaw - The Encyclopedia of Surfing 2005 - Page 776 "Jon and the Nightriders Formed 1979, Riverside, California (instrumental) ALBUMS Surf Beat '80 (1980, Voxx) Recorded Live at Hollywood's Famous Whiskey A-Go-Go (1981, Voxx) Charge of the Nightriders (1984, Enigma) Stampede ...
  3. William York - Who's who in rock music 1982 - Page 185 "JON AND THE NIGHTRIDERS John Blair— guitar, Eddy B. Gianni — guitar, Niki Syxx — bass; Dusty Watson— drums. Modern re-creation of the surf sound of the 1960s. Album: Surf Beat '80 (RMP 200-002) 1980."


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