The Lively Ones
The Lively Ones was an American surf rock band from Southern California , which had formed in 1962 from the band The Surfmen and which existed until 1965. The line-up consisted of Jim Masoner ( electric guitar ), Ed Chiaverini (electric guitar), Ron Griffith ( electric bass ), Joel Willenbring (electric bass, among others, for The Tornadoes ) and Tim Fitzpatrick ( drums ).
biography
The Lively Ones was one of the most influential surfing bands in Southern California in 1963. The band's releases were recorded on Del-Fi Records under the direction of record producer Bob Keene . The typical surf sound , staccato pieces with reverb- heavy Fender electric guitars ( twang guitar ), accompanied by occasional saxophone interludes, was featured on all four LPs recorded in 1963 ( Surf Rider, Surf Drums, This Is Surf City and Surfin 'South Of The Border with the "Surf Mariachis", a fictional band consisting of session musicians) demonstrated.
Originality wasn't one of the Lively Ones' strengths. Within a year, the band recorded and released four studio albums and a compilation with many cover versions and renamed rock 'n' roll and R&B pieces by Link Wray , Dick Dale , The Ventures and others. The small number of Lively Ones' own works were composed without exception by guitarist Jim Masoner, but the entire band was always named as the author. The pieces Surfrider (written by Nokie Edwards, The Ventures) and Rik-A-Tik became hits. The single Goofy Foot convinced with staccato riffs and brought the piece to various best-of-surf compilations. The cover versions of the Lively Ones comprised material from a wide variety of genres. Pieces of music such as Telstar, Exodus, Rawhide and Cole Porter's composition Night and Day were interpreted in surf style.
With surf rock falling in popularity with the success of the British Invasion music in the mid-1960s, The Lively Ones broke up in 1965. In 1994, Lively Ones music saw a renewed surge in popularity when their cover version of Surf Rider was used in the credits of the motion picture Pulp Fiction . Since then, the band has come together again with occasional appearances on special occasions.
Discography
Lively Ones albums
- 1963 - Surf Rider
- 1963 - Surf Drums
- 1963 - This Is Surf City
- 1963 - Surfin 'South Of The Border with the "Surf Mariachis"
Lively Ones singles
- 1963 - High Tide / Goofy Foot
- 1963 - Surf Rider / Surfer's Lament
- 1963 - Telstar Surf / Surf City
- 1967 - Bugalu Movement / Take It While You Can
Appearances on compilations
- 1963 - KFWB's Battle of the Surfing Bands
- 1963 - KPOI's Battle of the Surfing Bands
- 1963 - KYA's Battle of the Surfing Bands
- 1963 - The Great Surf Hits
- 1964 - Big Surf Hits
- 1982 - History of Surf Music Vol 1
- 1995 - Hang Five! The Best of The Lively Ones
- 1996 - Cowabunga! Surf box
Members of the Lively Ones
The Lively Ones were founded in the early 1960s.
- Jim Masoner - electric guitar
- Ed Chiaverini - electric guitar
- Ron Griffith - electric bass
- Joel Willenbring - saxophone
- Tim Fitzpatrick - drums
literature
- Martin Schmidt: Surf Beat - the who's who of surf and instromusic . Ventil Verlag, Mainz 2007. ISBN 978-3-931-555-85-6 .
- John Blair (Ed.): The Illustrated Discography Of Surf Music. 1961-1965 . J. Bee Productions, Riverside CA 1978, ISBN 0-9601880-0-2 .
- Robert J. Dalley: Surfin 'Guitars. Instrumental Surf Bands of The Sixties . Surf Publications for RJ Dalley, Azusa CA 1988.