Jon & The Nightriders

Years active: 1979 - 2001
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

In Progress

Band Members

• John Blair, lead guitar
• Dave Wronski, rhythm guitar
• Jeff Nicholson (AKA Nikki Syxx), bass guitar
• Pete Curry, bass guitar

• Jeff McFarland, bass guitar

• Sam Bolle, bass guitar
• Dusty Watson, drums
• Greg Eckler, drums
• Dallon Smith, drums

Releases

• Rumble At Waikiki, California, 1979
  1. Rumble At Waikiki
  2. Bustin' Surfboards
  3. Ali Baba
  4. Squad Car
• Surf Beat '80, Voxx, 1980
  1. Banzai Washout
  2. Kami Kaze
  3. Bombora
  4. Riptide
  5. Rumble At Waikiki
  6. Mr. Moto
  7. Surf Beat
  8. Depth Charge
  9. The Force of Gravity
  10. Latin'ia
  11. Bombay Beach
  12. Super Jet Rumble
  13. Baja
  14. Moment of Truth
• Experiments in Destiny, Bomp, 1980
  1. Super Jet Rumble
• Recorded Live At Hollywood's Famous Whisky A Go-Go, Voxx, 1981
  1. Rumble At Waikiki
  2. Mr. Moto
  3. Surf Party
  4. The Nightrider
  5. Surfin' and Spyin'
  6. Hawaii 5-0
  7. Baja
  8. Banzai Washout
  9. Surf Jam
  10. Pipeline
  11. Church Key
  12. Squad Car
• California Fun, Rockhouse, 1981
  1. California Fun
  2. (I Think I'm) Surfing Japanese
• Newslines: Volume 2, Line, 1981
  1. Hawaii 5-0
• Splashback!, Invasion, 1982
  1. (Medley)
  2. El Paso
  3. Baja
  4. Ready Steady Rock Jetty
• The History of Surf Music, Vol. 3 - The Revival, 1980-1982, Rhino, 1982
  1. Journey to the Stars
  2. Suicide Bay
• Charge of the Nightriders, Enigma, 1982
  1. Charge of the Nightriders
  2. Geronimo
  3. Russian Roulette
  4. Moon Cricket
  5. Man of Mystery
  6. Splashback
  7. The Wedge
  8. Hit Man
  9. Honky Tonk
• Hang 11, Mutant Surf Punks, Anagram, 1985
  1. Depth Charge
• Stampede!!, Rockhouse, 1987
  1. Stampede
  2. Storm Dancer
  3. Wild Weekend
  4. Road Agent
  5. Minor Chaos
  6. Beneath the Reef
  7. XL-3
  8. Boss
  9. Sea 'n Sorrento
  10. Speedway
  11. Catalina

  12. The Breeze & I

• What Surf II, Rockhouse, 1987
  1. Storm Dancer
  2. XL-3
• Stampede!, Norton, 1990
  1. Stampede
  2. Storm Dancer
  3. Wild Weekend
  4. Road Agent
  5. Minor Chaos
  6. Beneath the Reef
  7. XL-3
  8. Boss
  9. Sea 'n Sorrento
  10. Speedway
  11. Catalina

  12. The Breeze & I

  13. Anesthesia
  14. Shaften
• Beyond the Beach, Upstart, 1994
  1. Depth Charge
• NPR's International Beach Ball, NPR, 1994
  1. Stampede
  2. Charge of the Nightriders
  3. Geronimo
• Banished to the Beach, NPR, 1994
  1. Bustin' Surfboards
  2. Latin'ia
  3. Bombay Beach
  4. Depth Charge
  5. Surfari
  6. Surf Rider
  7. The Truant
  8. Journey to the Stars
  9. Suicide Bay
  10. Banzai Washout (live)
  11. Force of Gravity (live)
  12. Mr. Moto (live)
  13. Surf Party (live)
  14. The Nightrider (live)
  15. Rumble at Waikiki (live)
  16. (I Think I'm) Surfing Japanese
  17. Penetration
  18. Surfer Joe
  19. Fuel Injected
  20. Geronimo
  21. Charge of the Nightriders
  22. The Wedge
  23. Hit Man
  24. Storm Dancer
  25. Boss
  26. Catalina
  27. Stampede

  28. The Breeze & I

• Destination Bomp, Bomp, 1994
  1. Riptide (miscredited as Rumble At Waikiki)
• Pulp Rock, Playground, 1995
  1. Depth Charge '95
• Fiberglass Rocket, AVI/Atomic Beat, 1996
  1. Depth Charge '95
• Cowabunga! The Surf Box, Rhino, 1996
  1. Storm Dancer
• Surfin' Sundays, Golden Sand, 1997
  1. Storm Dancer

• Raw & Alive '98, Gee-Dee, 1998

  1. Thunder Over Rincon
  2. Tailspin
  3. Geronimo
  4. Boogie Board
  5. Moving Target
  6. Molokai Cocktail
  7. Rumble at Waikiki
  8. Horror Hayride
  9. Hurricane
  10. Twitchin'
  11. Grommet
  12. Shake n' Stomp
  13. Storm Dancer
  14. Banzai Washout
• Thunder Over Rincon, GAS, 1998
  1. Thunder Over Rincon
  2. Stringer
• Rock Don't Run, Vol. 3, Spinout, 1998
  1. Thunder Over Rincon
• Moving Target, Gee-Dee, 1999
  1. Moving Target
• Tuberider, Anubis, 1999
  1. Thunder Over Rincon

• Swingin' Creepers! A Tribute to the Ventures, MuSick, 1999

  1. Diamond Head
• Seasonal Favorites, Vol. 1, Continental, 1999
  1. Sleigh Ride
• Undercover, Surf Wave, 2000
  1. Se-N-Shore
  2. Midnight Run
  3. Hurricane
  4. The Force of Gravity
  5. Boss
  6. Hot Doggin'
  7. Moment of Truth
  8. XL-3
  9. Crash
  10. They've Landed
  11. Rev-Up
  12. Earthquake
  13. Stampede
  14. Swamp Rider
• Rendezvous Ballroom Reunion 2000, International Surfing Museum, 2001
  1. Moving Target
  2. Storm Dancer
  3. The Force of Gravity
• Stampede, Crossfire, 2007
  1. Stampede
  2. Storm Dancer
  3. Wild Weekend
  4. Road Agent
  5. Minor Chaos
  6. Beneath the Reef
  7. XL-3
  8. Boss
  9. Sea 'n Sorrento
  10. Speedway
  11. Catalina

  12. The Breeze & I

  13. The Truant
  14. Hurricane (Live)
  15. Catalina (Live)
  16. Dark Eyes (Live)
  17. Special (Live)

Links

• http://www.johnblair.us

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