Jim Reese

James Gordon Reese, Jr. (7 December 1941 - 26 October 1991) was a guitarist and singer, best known for his association with the Bobby Fuller Four.

Early years
Not a lot of early biographical information is known. However, he was a childhood friend of drummer, Dalton Powell, and he was known to have played in a few local bands, such as The Counts and The Embers. He was a friend of Bobby Fuller, who he played guitar on a few studio tracks, and also performed live, becoming a regular member of the band.

The Bobby Fuller Four
When the decision was made to take the band to Hollywood, Jim stayed with the band, and they were signed to Del-Fi records. After releasing a few singles that got little coverage, Bob Keane suggested the band change their name to the Bobby Fuller Four for future releases, which Jim was opposed to. Regardless, Jim played on all of the Bobby Fuller Four's releases.

Later life
After the Bobby Fuller Four disbanded following Bobby's death, Jim settled down and moved to Lufkin, Texas. He became a commercial air conditioning serviceman for Summers, Inc. of Lufkin. It's assumed that he didn't pursue any further musical activities.

Death
On October 26, 1991, after playing a round of golf, Jim suffered a fatal heart attack as he was returning to his truck. He is buried in the Garden of Memories cemetery.

Instruments
Jim's guitar of choice is Gibson 335, which he is rarely seen playing without. Bobby also used to play the same guitar before he switched to the Fender Statocaster, to which Jim was reluctant. In some instances, he has used a Stratocaster and a Duo-Sonic. In one instance, he was seen with a Gibson Hummingbird (belonging to Bobby), however this was only for a promotional photo. After Jim's death, his Gibson was stolen.

Despite his appearance in Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, Jim does not play the keyboard; the decision was forced upon him after there was only one guitar on set, which went to Bobby. Jim, along with the rest of the Bobby Fuller Four have criticised VOX, the company whose equipment they had to use.