The Lively Ones

The Lively Ones

Band, *1962 US, Los Angeles
Rock

Surf band from Southern California. The Lively Ones made recordings built around storming, reverb-drenched Fender guitars embellished by occasional raunchy sax breaks. Over a period of about 12 months, they ground out about five albums, filled out with many covers or retitled numbers based on rock and R&B compositions. They had a couple of hits in the L.A. area in 1963 ("Surf Rider" and "Rik-A-Tik"), but their best moment was probably "Goofy Foot," whose staccato gunfire of riffs deservedly propelled the track onto several modern best-of-surf anthologies. They ranged far and wide for source material, giving surf treatment to "Telstar", "Exodus", "Rawhide", and Cole Porter's "Night and Day."

Members

	Jim Masoner g
	Ron Griffith b GB
	Joel Willenbring sax US
	Ed Chiaverini g
	Tim Fitzpatrick dr

Popular Tracks

Surf Rider on Surf Rider by The Lively Ones

Exodus on Hang Five! The Best Of The Lively Ones by The Lively Ones

Caterpillar Crawl on Surf Rider by The Lively Ones

40 Miles Bad Road on Surf Drums by The Lively Ones

Surf Beat on Surf Rider by The Lively Ones

Bustin' Surfboards on Surf Drums by The Lively Ones

Miserlou on Surf Rider by The Lively Ones

Goofy Foot on Surf Rider by The Lively Ones

Crying Guitar (aka Surfer's Lament) on Surf Rider by The Lively Ones

Walkin' the Board on Surf Rider by The Lively Ones

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
"Surf City" And "Surfin' South Of The Border"	The Lively Ones	2004	Compil.
Guitar Legends	The Lively Ones	2001	Compil.
Heads Up! The Best Of The Lively Ones Vol 2	The Lively Ones	1999	Compil.
Hang Five!!! The Best Of The Lively Ones	The Lively Ones	1995	Compil.
Surf Rider / Surf Drums	The Lively Ones	1990	Compil.
Bugalu Movement / Take It While You Can	The Lively Ones	1967	Single
Bugalu Party	The Lively Ones	1967	Album
Beat No.1 (Misirlou) / Surf Beat	The Lively Ones	1965	Single
Surf Drums	The Lively Ones	1964	Single
Night And Day	The Lively Ones	1964	Single
Surfin' South Of The Border	The Lively Ones And The Surf Mariachis	1963	Album
Surf Rider	The Lively Ones	1963	Single
Miserlou / Livin'	The Lively Ones	1963	Single
High Tide / Goofy Foot	The Lively Ones	1963	Single
Surf Rider!	The Lively Ones	1963	Album
Surf Drums	The Lively Ones	1963	Album
Surf City	The Lively Ones	1963	Album
Surfin' South Of The Border	The Lively Ones And The Surf Mariachis	1963	Album
The Great Surf Hits !!	The Lively Ones	1963	Album
Telstar Surf / Surf City	The Lively Ones	1963	Single
Surfer Boogie	The Lively Ones	1963	Single
Crying Guitar / Guitarget	The Lively Ones	1962	Single

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