The Lively Ones
| The Lively Ones | |
|---|---|
 1963 Performance Flyer | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | California, United States |
| Genres | Surf rock |
| Years active | 1960s-present |
| Labels | Del-Fi |
| Members |
Ed Chiaverini Joel Willenbring Tim Fitzpatrick John Benton Tracy Sands |
| Past members |
Ron Griffith Jim Masoner |
The Lively Ones were an American instrumental surf rock band active in Southern California in the 1960s. They played live mostly in California and Arizona. They recorded for Del-Fi records with production from Bob Keane. They recorded mostly cover songs, but there were a few originals.
Their 1963 song "Surf Rider" (written by Nokie Edwards from The Ventures) was featured in the final sequence as well as the end credits of Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction.[1]
They are best known with these members:
- Lead guitar: Jim Masoner
- Rhythm guitar: Ed Chiaverini
- Bass guitar: Ron Griffith
- Saxophone: Joel Willenbring
- Drums: Tim Fitzpatrick
Currently, John Benton plays rhythm/alternate lead guitar and Tracy Sands plays bass guitar. Recent live shows have featured Earthman on rhythm/alternate lead guitar.
Discography
Albums
- Surf Rider! - 1963
- Surf Drums - 1963
- Surf City - 1963
- Surfin' South of the Border - 1964
- Bugalu Party - 1967
Singles
- "Miserlou" / "Livin'" - 1963
- "High Tide" / "Goofy Foot" - 1963
- "Telstar Surf" / "Surf City" - 1963
- "Surfin' South of the Border" / "Surf Mariachis" - 1964
Notes
- ↑ "Surf Music and Seventies Soul: The Songs of 'Pulp Fiction'". Rolling Stone magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
References
- Burt, Rob (1986), Surf City, Drag City, Blandford Press, ISBN 0-7137-1890-0
- Dalley, Robert J. (1988), Surfin' Guitars: Instrumental Surf Bands of the Sixties, Surf Publications, ISBN 978-1-56075-042-0
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