JIM FULLER
Jim 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 folk rock 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. (More from Wikipedia)
The Surfaris were high school friends from Glendora, California; bandmembers were Ron Wilson (drums, vocals), Jim Fuller (lead guitar), Bob Berryhill (rhythm guitar) and Pat Connolly (bass guitar). “Wipe Out” was originally the “B” side of their first single; “Surfer Joe” was on the “A” side.
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