David Marks Autographs
David Lee Marks (born August 22, 1948) is an American guitarist who was an early and latter-era member of the Beach Boys. While growing up in Hawthorne, California, Marks was a neighborhood friend of the original band members and was a frequent participant at their family get-togethers. Following his departure from the group, Marks fronted the Marksmen and performed and recorded as a session musician.
Marks played music with the brothers from before the band started performing publicly, including the first demo recording for "Surfin'" (recorded as The Pendletones), but he was in school – and his 12-year-old voice was deemed unnecessary – on the October 1961 afternoon the group held the final recording session for the single, released in November 1961 with the new name Beach Boys on the single's label. Marks continued with the group, moving to rhythm guitar when Al Jardine left the group in February 1962, recording as a Beach Boy from the band's second single, "Surfin' Safari", which earned the band a long term contract. He was a Beach Boy for their first four albums, Surfin' Safari (1962), Surfin' U.S.A. (1963), Surfer Girl (1963), and Little Deuce Coupe (1963). Despite participating with the group from before they became "the Beach Boys", and being in the band through their initial success (except for the recording session of their pre-success first single), historians have discounted him as a true founding member of the group. In August 1963, he left the band due to personal problems with manager Murry Wilson. Afterward, Marks worked with acts including Casey Kasem's Band Without a Name, the Moon, Delaney & Bonnie, Colours, and Warren Zevon, and studied jazz and classical guitar at the Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory.
From 1997 to 1999, Marks returned to the Beach Boys for their live performances. In 2007, he released an autobiography, entitled The Lost Beach Boy. He reunited with the group for their fiftieth-anniversary tour and the 2012 album That's Why God Made the Radio.
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Traded items with a signature of David Marks
The most expensive item with a signature of David Marks (THE BEACH BOYS SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 11X14 PHOTO MIKE LOVE AL JARDINE DAVID MARKS PSA) was sold in November 2025 for $999.95 while the cheapest item (BEACH BOYS GUITARIST DAVID MARKS AUTOGRAPH PAPER PHOTO~) found a new owner for $6.05 in July 2022. The month with the most items sold (4) was July 2024 with an average selling price of $44.00 for an autographed item of David Marks. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2025 with $527.97 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $7.50 was November 2022. In average, an autographed item from David Marks is worth $44.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of David Marks were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Beach Boys - David Marks (The Lost Beach Boy) Signed PROMO Poster 2007 Near Mint | $19.99 |  |
| Beach Boys David Marks autographed 8x10 color Beach photo JSA Certified | $50.90 | |
 | David Marks "Beach Boys" Signed Lil Deuce Coupe 8x10 Lyrics Photo David Beckett | $55.00 | |
| David Marks "The Beach Boys" Signed Autograph Full Size Acoustic Guitar ACOA COA | $334.99 | |
| David Marks "The Beach Boys" Signed Autograph Full Size Acoustic Guitar ACOA COA | $334.99 | |
| David Marks "The Beach Boys" Signed Autograph Full Size Acoustic Guitar ACOA COA | $334.99 | |
 | David Marks Beach Boys Autographed Signed PLAY Newspaper AMCo COA 25667 | $40.98 | |
| David Marks Beach Boys Autographed Signed PLAY Newspaper AMCo COA 25667 | $40.98 | |
| DAVID MARKS BEACH BOYS SONGWRITER AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 8.5x12 LYRIC SHEET MUSIC | $75.00 | |
| David Marks JSA Signed Beach Boys Autograph Auto Cut Musician Band Member | $57.50 | |
| David Marks JSA Signed Beach Boys Autograph Auto Cut Musician Band Member | $57.50 | |
| David Marks Signed Beach Boys 8x10 Photo Beckett **See Description Please** | $40.00 | |
| MIKE LOVE DAVID MARKS BEACH BOYS DUAL SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED SHEET MUSIC RARE PROOF | $125.00 | |
| MIKE LOVE DAVID MARKS BEACH BOYS DUAL SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED SHEET MUSIC RARE PROOF | $125.00 | |
| THE BEACH BOYS SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 11X14 PHOTO MIKE LOVE AL JARDINE DAVID MARKS PSA | $999.95 | |
