The Lively Ones were an American

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 instrumental surf rock band active in Southern California

California

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 in the 1960s. They played live mostly in California and Arizona

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. They recorded for Del-Fi records with production from Bob Keane

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. They recorded mostly cover

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 songs, but there were a few originals.

Their 1963 song "Surf Rider" (written by Nokie Edwards

Nokie Edwards

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 from The Ventures

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) was used in the final sequence of Quentin Tarantino

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's film Pulp Fiction

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.

They are best known with these members:

• Lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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  : Jim Masoner
• Rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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  : Ed Chiaverini
• Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  : Ron Griffith
• Saxophone
  Saxophone
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  : Joel Willenbring
• Drum
  Drum
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  s: Tim Fitzpatrick

Currently, John Benton plays rhythm/alternate lead guitar and Tracy Sands plays bass guitar.

Discography

• "Surf Rider!"
• "Surf Drums"
• "Surf City"
• "Surfin' South of the Border" b/w "Surf Mariachis"
• And various best of compilations