--- title: "3 Merrell Fankhauser Quotes - Famous Singer" description: "American singer, songwriter and guitarist... | Merrell Wayne Fankhauser is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, who was most active in the 1960..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-merrell-fankhauser-77683.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Merrell Fankhauser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-merrell-fankhauser-77683.jpg) # Merrell Fankhauser (1943) Singer **3** quotes in **69** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Merrell Fankhauser is a singer. ## Quick Facts About Merrell Fankhauser Born December 23, 1943 Profession Singer ## About Merrell Fankhauser American singer, songwriter and guitarist... \| Merrell Wayne Fankhauser is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s with bands including the Impacts, Merrell & the Exiles, HMS Bounty, Fankhauser-Cassidy Band, and Mu. In addition, 12 songs recorded by Merrell & the Exiles were later released under t ## Quotes by Merrell Fankhauser > [I think there are quite a few new Instro/Surf groups that are really great. The Mermen are good and there doing something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merrell-fankhauser/i-think-there-are-quite-a-few-new-instro-surf-groups-that-are-really/) [Merrell Fankhauser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merrell-fankhauser/) [Ballroom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ballroom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/merrell-fankhauser-77683_ballroom_i-think-there-are-quite-a-few-new-instro_1738817.jpg) > [When my band MU landed on Maui in 1973 we were greeted by a wonderful group of peace loving brothers & sisters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merrell-fankhauser/when-my-band-mu-landed-on-maui-in-1973-we-were-greeted-by-a-wonderful/) [Merrell Fankhauser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merrell-fankhauser/) [Auditoriums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/auditoriums/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20d/merrell-fankhauser-77683_auditoriums_when-my-band-mu-landed-on-maui-in-1973-w_2104288.jpg) > [There are many excellent guitar players but I have to say Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton are still at the top! There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merrell-fankhauser/there-are-many-excellent-guitar-players-but-i-have-to-say-jimi/) [Merrell Fankhauser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merrell-fankhauser/) [Articles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/articles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/merrell-fankhauser-77683_articles_there-are-many-excellent-guitar-players_2405605.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merrell-fankhauser/#itemlist", "name": "Merrell Fankhauser Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think there are quite a few new Instro/Surf groups that are really great. The Mermen are good and there doing something different. The Space Cossacks, Penetrators, The Fathoms, I really like The Falcons from Canada, Mike Beddoes is a really fine guitar player. 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