Jim Fuller
James Evans Fuller (June 27, 1947 – March 3, 2017) was the lead guitarist and co-songwriter of 1960s rock band The Surfaris. Fuller was known as the "Godfather" of surf music, a Californian instrumental music. He was also a studio musician that has performed on many other artists' recordings of rock, folk, and blues songs throughout his career, doing vocals, lead and bass guitar. Fuller, with his Fender guitar in photographs and its sound on The Surfaris albums, contributed to the popularity of Leo Fender's instruments. His name is on "Hollywood's Rock Walk of Fame". As of 2004 he continued to perform with The Surfaris and other bands, with a fan base in United States, Europe, and Japan. He died on March 3, 2017 in Monrovia, California, at the age of 69. Fuller and the rest of the Surfaris were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2019. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 27, 1947, Died March 3, 2017
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1963 - 1966
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 82 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 13245 | 8/12/1963 | Waikiki run | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13246 | 8/12/1963 | Point panic-1 | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13261 | 9/4/1963 | Jack the ripper | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13262 | 9/4/1963 | Misirlou | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13263 | 9/4/1963 | I'm a hog for you | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13264 | 9/4/1963 | Surfing drums | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13265 | 9/4/1963 | Bat man | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13266 | 9/4/1963 | Baja | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13267 | 9/4/1963 | Similau | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13268 | 9/4/1963 | Wipe out | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13269 | 9/4/1963 | Surfer Joe | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13270 | 9/4/1963 | Blue surf | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13271 | 9/4/1963 | Surfaris stomp | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13272 | 9/4/1963 | Surf scene | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13276 | 10/2/1963 | A surfer's Christmas list | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13277 | 10/2/1963 | Santa's speed hop | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13280 | 11/6/1963 | Comin' home, baby | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13281 | 11/6/1963 | Wax board and Woodie | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13282 | 11/6/1963 | Hiawatha | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13283 | 11/6/1963 | Scratch | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13284 | 11/6/1963 | Earthquake | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13285 | 11/6/1963 | Sugar shack | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13286 | 11/13/1963 | Be true to your school | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13287 | 11/13/1963 | Louie Louie | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |||
Decca | L 13288 | 11/14/1963 | Little deuce coupe | The Surfaris | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fuller, Jim," accessed July 3, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203469.
Fuller, Jim. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 3, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203469.
"Fuller, Jim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 3 July 2022.
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LCNAR: Fuller, Jim, 1947-2017 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002076967
Wikidata: Jim Fuller (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6195099
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56285297
MusicBrainz: Jim Fuller - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d37b9b02-d5fb-4bad-a9e2-3f5ee76f851e
ISNI: 0000 0000 4424 4112 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000044244112
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