Biography

Richard Delvy was born on April 20, 1942 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Groovie Goolies (1970), Plump Fiction (1997) and Oliver Twist (1974). He was married to Bonnie. He died on February 6, 2010 in West Hills, California, USA.

The drummer for California's first surf band, the Bel-Airs, who went on to lead a similar group, the Challengers, after the Bel-Air's breakup in 1961.

Some of surf music's been real good to me because I've been involved in a lot of records, everything from "Pipeline" to "Boss" to some of those things, but accidentally I kept the rights to "Wipeout," and that particular copyright has been wonderful for me. At times, it's kept me eating. I wish I had ten of 'em.