The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law & KRLA King Of The Whee

The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law & KRLA King Of The Wheels (1965) CD (1990) To Mp3 320 mbit/s Included: CD Covers and this Info Bobby Fuller (October 22, 1942 – July 18, 1966) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitar player best known for his single "I Fought the Law". Career Born in Baytown, Texas, Robert Gaston Fuller spent most of his youth in El Paso, Texas, where he idolized Buddy Holly, a fellow Texan (Holly was a native of Lubbock, Texas). He played in clubs and bars, and recorded on independent record labels in Texas, with a constantly-changing line-up, during the early 1960s. The only constant band members were Fuller himself (on vocals and guitar), and his younger brother, Randy Fuller (born on January 29, 1944, Hobbs, New Mexico) on bass. Most of these independent releases (except two songs that were recorded at the studio of Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico), and an excursion to Yucca Records, also in New Mexico, were recorded in the Fullers' own home-cum-studio, with Fuller acting as the producer. He even built a primitive echo chamber in the backyard. The quality of the recordings, using a couple of microphones and a mixing board purchased from a local radio station, was so impressive that he even offered the use of his 'studio' to local acts for free so he could hone his production skills. Fuller moved to Los Angeles in 1964 with his band The Bobby Fuller Four, and was signed to Mustang Records by producer Bob Keane, who was noted for discovering Ritchie Valens and producing many surf music groups. By this time, group consisted of Bobby and brother Randy on vocals/guitar and bass respectively, Jim Reese on guitar and DeWayne Quirico (later replaced by Dalton Powell) on drums. At a time when the British Invasion and folk rock were the dominant genres in rock, Fuller stuck to Buddy Holly's style of classic rock and roll with Tex Mex flourishes. His recordings reveal the influence of Eddie Cochran, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and the Everly Brothers in cover recordings and original compositions, as well as instrumental surf guitar. Less well known was Fuller's ability to emulate the reverb-laden surf guitar sounds of Dick Dale and the Ventures. His first Top 40 hit was "Let Her Dance," written by Bobby Fuller. His second hit, "I Fought the Law," hit #4 on Billboard. It was written by Sonny Curtis, a former member of Holly's group The Crickets, and recorded by the line-up of the Fuller brothers, James Reese on guitar, and Dalton Powell on drums. His third Top 40 hit was the Buddy Holly cover song "Love's Made a Fool of You." Death Just after "I Fought The Law" became a top ten hit, Bobby Fuller was found dead in his automobile, which was parked near his Los Angeles home. The police considered the death an apparent suicide/accident, however, many people believe Fuller was murdered. The investigation was botched from the start. The crime scene was not secured and no fingerprints were obtained. A witness also claimed seeing a police officer throw a can of gasoline found at the scene into the trash. Fuller was found with multiple wounds all over his body and covered in gasoline leading many to speculate that the perpetrators fled before they could set the car on fire. Police later changed the cause of death to "Accidental asphyxiation" citing no evidence of foul play.Despite the official cause of death stated by authorities, rumors and speculation still surround Fuller's mysterious death. Fuller is buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles. The relatives of Sam Cooke have noted similarities in the mysterious nature of his death with those surrounding the death of Bobby Fuller. After his brother's death, Randy Fuller took over lead vocal duties and named the band after himself, but the band broke up only within months of Bobby's death. Randy Fuller recorded a couple of solo singles, and in spring 1969 joined Dewey Martin's New Buffalo (Springfield), which evolved into Blue Mountain Eagle in July 1969. He appeared on the band's lone LP for Atco Records in early 1970 before briefly joining Dewey Martin and Medicine Ball. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fuller The Bobby Fuller Four: Bobby Fuller - Guitar/Piano/Vocals Randy Fuller - Bass Jim Reese - Rhythm Guitar Dewayne Quirico - drums Tracklist: 01. Thunder Reef* 02. Wolfman* 03. She's My Girl 04. King Of The Wheels 05. Lonely Dragster 06. Phantom Dragster 07. KRLA Top Eliminator 08. Let Her Dance 09. Julie 10. New Shade Of Blue 11. Only When I Dream 12. You Kiss Me 13. Little Annie Lou 14. I Fought The Law 15. Another Sad And Lonely Night 16. Saturday Night 17. Take My Word 18. Fool Of Love 19. Never To Be Forgotten 20. Love's Made A Fool Of You* 21. Don't Ever Let Me Know* 22. My True Love* 23. Magic Touch* 24. I'm A Lucky Guy* (* Bonus Tracks)

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 Iron_Horse (2009-05-14)

All comments are wellcome!

jasperjoy (2009-05-14)

Breakin' rocks in the hot sun...superb...another quality upload Iron Horse !

 Iron_Horse (2009-05-15)

Thank you all for you're comments!

sleeplessness (2009-05-26)

Fun Stuff!!!
As always, thank you...

radauto1 (2010-05-13)

This is the coolest, I grew up in Fullers hometown. He was a great musician.