Ty Grimes

Ty Grimes is an El Paso musician and acquaintance of Bobby Fuller. As the younger brother of drummer Gaylord Grimes, Ty was present at many of Fuller's rehearsals and shows in 1962. When Gaylord left the band to go to college, Ty was currently drumming, however, was too young to take his brother's place. Instead, Googie Dirmeyer took his place.

Remaining a close friend of Fuller, Grimes kept in contact, and was in Hollywood at the time of his murder on July 18, 1966. At this time, Grimes was in talks to to join the Bobby Fuller Four, replacing Dalton Powell, whom had family obligations back home in El Paso. Alongside him, Mike Ciccarelli also planned to re-join as a guitarist, replacing Jim Reese, who was drafted to fight in Vietnam.