years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
1959 & ndash ; 1963 eldo ; image ; sudden the safaris
 sheldon richard clasky -lrb- died june 26 , 1999 -rrb- harris breier levey marvin rosenberg jimmy stephens joe wise -lrb- died december 24 , 1999 -rrb- group_or_band pop ; surf image_of_a_girl . jpg los angeles , california , usa the safaris
the safaris

the safaris were an american pop group of the early 1960s from los angeles , california .
the safaris formed in 1959 , and the following year released their debut single , `` image of a girl '' .
the song was a hit in the united states , peaking at # 6 on the `` billboard '' hot 100 .
the song was covered by mark wynter the same year , this version hitting # 11 in the united kingdom .
the safaris also charted in billboard with their version of the surfaris ' instrumental hit `` wipe out '' -lrb- 1963 -rrb- .
