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."
Jim Masoner g | |
Ron Griffith b GB | |
Joel Willenbring sax US | |
Ed Chiaverini g | |
Tim Fitzpatrick dr |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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"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 |