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 51-75 of 82 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 13578	11/27/1964	My little bike	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13579	11/27/1964	Little Honda	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13580	12/1/1964	Dance, dance, dance	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13581	12/1/1964	My buddy seat	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13582	12/7/1964	Love potion No. 9	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13583	12/7/1964	I'm into something good	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13584	12/7/1964	Gone, gone, gone (Done moved on)	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13585	12/7/1964	Beat '65	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13597	12/16/1964	Leader of the laundromat	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13598	12/16/1964	She's a woman	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13599	12/16/1964	Anyway you want it	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13664	3/10/1965	That's my baby	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13665	3/10/1965	Somethin' else	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13666	3/10/1965	Theme of the Battle Maiden	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13786	6/3/1965	Concrete and clay	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13787	6/3/1965	Shakin' all over	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13788	6/3/1965	(I can't get no) Satisfaction	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13789	6/3/1965	You turn me on	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13794	6/9/1965	Willie and the hand jive	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13795	6/9/1965	Don't hurt my little sister	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13796	6/9/1965	Catch a little ride with me	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13840	7/15/1965	Like a rolling stone	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13841	7/15/1965	You were on my mind	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13842	7/15/1965	It ain't me, babe	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13843	7/15/1965	You tell me why	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 51-75 of 82 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fuller, Jim," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/203469.

Fuller, Jim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/203469.

"Fuller, Jim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.