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 1-25 of 82 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 1-25 of 82 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fuller, Jim," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203469.

Fuller, Jim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203469.

"Fuller, Jim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.