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THE VENTURES

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General Info

  • Genre: Garage / Rock / Surf

    Location TACOMA, Washington, US

    Profile Views: 24943

    Last Login: 3/15/2010

    Member Since 12/22/2008

    Website TheVentures.com

    Record Label Blue Horizon Records LLC

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    .. ........50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM~~~~50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM~~~~50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM~~~~50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM~~~~50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM~~~~50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM~~~~50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM~~~~50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM~~~~50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM~~~~50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM~~~~............ ...... ..CLICK TO BUY...... .... ....THE OFFICIAL VENTURES MYSPACE ........ ..In 1958, Bob Bogle and Don Wilson, formed the nucleus of the original music group, The Ventures. The duo was joined a few years later by Nokie Edwards to record “Walk, Don't Run”. The song hit Billboard's Singles Chart on July 18, 1960 and peaked at 2. The band was prolific during the 60’s with touring and recording albums. .... Since that spectacular beginning, The Ventures—later joined by Mel Taylor, Gerry McGee, Leon Taylor and Bob Spalding—have gone on to help define an often overlooked branch of rock and roll music—Instrumental Rock. The band is credited by many guitar legends as being an influence on them. Their style and music is certainly unique. .... More than 49 years later -- with record sales approaching 100 million—with 14 songs that hit the Singles Charts—with 37 LPs that hit the Album Charts—with a lineup that remains solid—The Ventures style and sound is as pure and powerful as ever. .... .... ....The Legend Lives On ........ ..The Ventures remain active, recording and touring to the delight of fans around the world. 2007 has been a good year. 2008 will mark the 50th Anniversary of the band, truly a remarkable accomplishment. It is certain to be a year to remember. .... The Ventures are considered by many to be the greatest “surf band”. While it is true that The Ventures style and music helped define that musical genre as much as anyone, they are much more than that. Surf is just a subset of what The Ventures are: .... .. ......The Best Selling Instrumental Rock Band in Music History.... .... ..

  • Members

    ........ ..Don Wilson.. -.... Rhythm Guitar - ..(co-founder in 1958)...... ....Bob Bogle.. -.... Lead and Bass Guitar - ..(co-founder in 1958)...... ....Nokie Edwards.. -.... Lead Guitar - ..(joined in 1960)...... ....Gerry McGee.. -.... Lead Guitar - ..(joined in 1968)...... ....Bob Spalding.. -.... Lead Guitar and Bass Guitar - ..(joined in 1981)...... ....Leon Taylor.. -.... Percussion - ..(joined in 1996 after the passing of his father, Mel Taylor)....

  • Influences

    .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....CARL WILSON..- ..Beach Boys........ "In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by The Ventures. We (Beach Boys) learned how to play all their songs just by listening to the records. So we learned how to do it by ear... .. .. ....JOHN FOGERTY........ in presenting the Ventures at their Hall of Fame induction, said of Walk Don't Run "That song started a whole new movement in rock and roll. The sound of it became surf music, and the audacity of it empowered guitarists everywhere".. .. .. ....ELTON JOHN........ "The Ventures Walk Don't Run and Perfidia were a big part of my childhood . . .they (The Ventures) were so cool".. .. .. ....JEFF COOK..- ..Alabama........ "The Ventures have been an inspiration to so many artists in so many musical genres, it's just mind boggling. I know they were a big part of my musical development".. .. .. ....TED NUGENT..- ..The Damn Yankees........ "I learned to play guitar by listening to the recordings of such greats as...The Ventures…".. .. .. ....ALAN WHITE........ "The Ventures have inspired so many people to play drums and guitar it is probably impossible to calculate the full impact….but it is extensive...make no mistake about that".. .. .. ....JOE WALSH..- ..The James Gang, The Eagles........ In response to a question about the greatest guitar solos in guitar history - "I don't really know if it's a solo or not, but I'd have to say that "Walk, Don't Run" by The Ventures changed an awful lot of guitar players' lives. It was one of the foundational instrumentals. It made instrumentals okay to do . . . It had been done before with Duane Eddy, but with The Ventures, America discovered the vibrato bar. I didn't even play guitar at the time, but I loved Walk, Don't Run. I was just 13 when that came out in '60, and my mom was making me practice a stupid metal clarinet for orchestra. I borrowed a guitar just to learn how to play that lead part. A lot of people ended up playing guitar because of that song. We used to look at their second album cover, and nobody could believe that there was a Fender Jazzmaster and a Fender Strat and a perfect Precision. Later on The Ventures went to Mosrites, but that band and that particular song really paved the way for a whole new approach to instrumentals, and "lead guitar" became so much more important in the song".. .. .. ....JOEY RAMONE..- ..The Ramones........ "They (The Ventures) were the only band of their kind with the magnitude of … you know, they could stand up to … say, the Beatles in that period. They're a classic and will always remain that way".. .. .. ....ROGER MAYER........ Commenting upon the first time he and Page heard 2,000 Pound Bee - "It was a unique sound. Obviously, people had heard slightly distorted sounds on various blues and rockabilly records, but nothing had come out before with this great bumblebee sound. That's what started it all off"..

  • Sounds Like

    ....The Ventures Play Wilson Bros.Guitars exclusively..... ..www.WisonGuitarVentures.com.... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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