Jim Fuller

James Evans Fuller (June 27, 1947 – March 3, 2017) was the lead guitarist and main songwriter for the 1960s rock band The Surfaris. Fuller was known as the "Godfather" of surf music, a Californian instrumental music. He was also a studio musician, and performed on many other artists' such as “The Seeds”, rock, folk, and blues songs throughout his career, performing vocals, lead and bass guitar. Fuller, with his Fender Stratocaster guitar in photographs and its sound on The Surfaris albums, contributed to the popularity of Leo Fender's instruments. He is featured on "Hollywood's Rock Walk of Fame". As of 2004 he continued to perform with The Surfaris and his other band, “Jim Fuller & The Beatnik” with a fan base in United States, Europe, and Japan. He died on March 3, 2017, in Arcadia, California, at the age of 69. Along with the rest of the Surfaris, Fuller was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2019.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1947, Died March 3, 2017

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1963 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 82 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 13289	11/14/1963	Scatter shield-2	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13290	11/14/1963	I wanna take a trip to the islands-1	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13291	11/14/1963	Mystic island drums	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	L 13375	12/18/1963	Murphy the surfie	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13376	12/18/1963	Hot rod graveyard	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13377	12/18/1963	Shazam!	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13378	12/18/1963	Go go go for Louie's place	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13389	2/26/1964	Hot rod graveyard (The crusher)	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13390	2/26/1964	Dune buggy	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13393	3/11/1964	Moon dang	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13394	3/11/1964	Apache	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13395	3/11/1964	Burnin' rubber	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13396	3/11/1964	Walt's tune	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13397	3/11/1964	I'm leaving town	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13435	5/4/1964	Big surge	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13436	5/4/1964	Hot rod high	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13437	5/4/1964	Hound dog	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13446	5/20/1964	Boss barracuda	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13466	7/28/1964	Karen (Theme of Karen)	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13467	7/28/1964	Samoa	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13468	7/28/1964	The swim	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13570	11/18/1964	The rise and fall of Flingel Bunt	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13571	11/18/1964	High heel sneakers	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13572	11/18/1964	(Get your kicks on) Route 66	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13577	11/27/1964	Black denim	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 26-50 of 82 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fuller, Jim," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203469.

Fuller, Jim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203469.

"Fuller, Jim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.