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. Baja
  2. Banzai Washout
  3. Church Key
  4. Hawaii 5-0
  5. Mr. Moto
  6. Pipeline
  7. Rumble At Waikiki
  8. Squad Car
  9. Surf Jam
  10. Surfin' and Spyin'
  11. The Nightrider
• 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. Beneath the Reef
  2. Boss
  3. Catalina
  4. Minor Chaos
  5. Road Agent
  6. Sea n' Sorento
  7. Speedway
  8. Stampede
  9. Storm Dancer
  10. The Breeze and I
  11. Wild Weekend
  12. XL-3
• What Surf II, Rockhouse, 1987
  1. Storm Dancer
  2. XL-3
• Stampede!, Norton, 1990
  1. Beneath the Reef
  2. Boss
  3. Catalina
  4. Minor Chaos
  5. Road Agent
  6. Sea n' Sorento
  7. Speedway
  8. Stampede
  9. Storm Dancer
  10. The Breeze and I
  11. Wild Weekend
  12. XL-3
  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
• 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

* 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

more to be added

Links

• www.johnblair.us

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