Jim Pash

James Edward Pash (December 23, 1948 – April 29, 2005) was an American musician and recording artist. Pash was originally the surf saxophonist for The Surfaris, an early California surf rock group in the 1960s, known for the 1963 instrumental hit "Wipe Out".{{cite web|url=http://www.surfariswipeout.com/eulogy.htm/2005/eulogy-for-jim-pash/|title=Eulogy for Jim Pash.|author=Paul Johnson|date=April 2005|accessdate=February 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204222829/http://www.surfariswipeout.com/eulogy.htm/2005/eulogy-for-jim-pash/|archive-date=December 4, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} Later in life, Pash dedicated his time to his Harp of David project, a recreation of the original harp and song melodies used by King David of the Bible.{{cite web|url=http://www.charismamag.com/spirit/evangelism-missions/629-surfing-for-jesus|title=Surfing For Jesus.|first=Steven |last=Lawson|work=Charisma|date=June 2002|accessdate=February 28, 2008}}

He died on April 29, 2005, in Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, from congestive heart failure while awaiting a liver transplant.{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.obituaries/NlAJVXGE7yg|title=Jim Pash, guitarist on "Wipe Out", dies|website=Groups.google.com|accessdate=3 December 2017}} A United States Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, Pash is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.