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The Chantays were formed in 1961 by five high-school friends. Bob Spickard, Brian Carman (co-writers of "Pipeline"), Bob Welch, Warren Waters and Rob Marshall were all students at Santa Ana High School in California. In December 1962, the group recorded and released "Pipeline", which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1963.
Bob Spickard of The Chantays, a 1960’s surf rock band, tells how they came up with the name for their number one hit “Pipeline.”
May 20, 2024 · Legendary guitarist, Bob Spickard of The Chantays, gives us a quick interview at Lido Live! For those of you who don't know, he wrote the tune Pipeline...Yes...
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Bob Spickard of The Chantays, a 1960’s surf rock band, tells how they came up with the name for their number one hit “Pipeline”. Head to our website to see the full feature and more information on the Chantays!
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Bob Spickard. Original founding member of The Chantays from Santa Ana, California. Spickard wrote the band’s hit song and Surf Music staple, “Pipeline,” in late 1962. One of the few national Surf Music hit records, “Pipeline” has been used in countless movies, TV shows, and commercials.
Songwriter (s) Brian Carman, Bob Spickard. " Pipeline " is a surf rock instrumental by The Chantays (credited as "Chantay's" [1] [2] ), which was recorded in July 1962.
Oct 31, 2020 · The Story of Pipeline. Written in 1962 by Bob Spickard & Brian Carman when they were just seniors in high school, Pipeline is one of the most recognized surf guitar instrumentals in music history.
