Surf Rider is a song originally composed by Nokie Edwards (The Ventures). Initially the title would be "Nokie's Tune". But on the August 1962 album "Mashed Potatoes and Gravy", it was recorded under the name "Spudnik" (one of the characters in the potato). Production: Bob Reisdorff & Josie Wilson.
According to members of the group The Ventures, The Liverly Ones recorded this same song in 1963 under the name "Surf Rider" and placing the credits for them. There was contact with their manager and it was possible to retake the rights through the lawyer of Liberty Records.
With that, in April 1963 the album "Surfing" with the name "Surf Rider" was released.
In 1994 this song was used in director Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction's violence film. But the record label Liberty charged high value for use. Resulting in using the version of The Liverly Ones group.
However, through this film, he returned to popularize this song.
Nokie Edwards received the Double Platinum award from MCA Records for selling more than 2,000,000 copies of Pulp Fiction CDs and Albums. And subsequently, when it exceeded 3,000,000 copies sold, The Ventures received the Triple Platinum award.
