Steemit Music Birthdays: Jim Fuller, "Godfather of surf guitar" and songwriter (The Safaris - "Wipe Out"), born in California (d. 2017)

Happy Birthday to Jim Fuller, creator of the one song we can all play on the Guitar.

Wipe out.

Or at least one of the few riffs I can play.

Wipe Out" is a surf rock instrumental composed by Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson. Composed in the form of twelve-bar blues, the tune was first performed and recorded by the Surfaris, who became famous with the single in 1963.

The single was first issued on the independent labels DFS (#11/12) in January 1963 and Princess (#50) in February and finally picked up for national distribution on Dot as 45-16479 in April. Dot reissued the single in April 1965 as 45-144.

The song—both the Surfaris' version as well as cover versions—has been featured in over 20 films and television series since 1964, appearing at least once a decade.

A "wipe out" is a fall from a surfboard, especially one that looks painful.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipe_Out_(instrumental)

James Evans 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 instrumental music.
He was also a studio musician, and performed on many other artists' rock, folk, and blues songs throughout his career, performing 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.

He is featured on "Hollywood's Rock Walk of Fame".

As of 2004 he continued to perform with The Surfaris and other bands, with a fan base in United States, Europe, and Japan.
He died on March 3, 2017 in Monrovia, California, at the age of 69.
Along with the rest of the Surfaris, Fuller was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2019.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fuller_(musician)