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 76-82 of 82 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 13844	7/20/1965	I want candy	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13845	7/20/1965	Down in the boondocks	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13846	7/20/1965	All I really want to do	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 13847	7/20/1965	California girls	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 14020	3/18/1966	Hey Joe where are you going ?	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 14021	3/18/1966	Gotta move on	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Decca	L 14022	3/18/1966	So get out	The Surfaris	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 76-82 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.