Merrell fankhauser wikipedia

Born December 23, in Louisville, KY; son of Reuben Fankhauser (a race car driver); married Josie c. , separated c. , childern: one son, Tim. Addresses: Ocean Records, P. O. Box , Arroyo Grande, CA

Guitarist Merrell Fankhauser's career began in the early s with the surf instrumental band, The Impacts.

To the present day he has adapted to many of the trends in popular music along the way, each band making music of exemplary quality. Although Fankhauser has not enjoyed chart hits, he claimed that authorship of the rock standard "Wipe Out" was stolen from him and he finally won the publishing rights to it in the s.

Fankhauser was born on December 23, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Merrell fankhauser wikipedia biography

His father played guitar and listened to country blues music. Merrell acquired a ukelele early in his teens. Around this time, his family moved to California, where young Fankhauser was intrigued by the rhythm and blues music he heard on the radio.

He recalls, "I used to try to figure this stuff out on my ukele