Initially calling themselves the Versatones, the duo played small clubs, beer bars, and private parties throughout the Pacific Northwest. They bought two used guitars in a pawn shop for about $10 each. Finding a common interest in guitars, the two decided to play together, while Wilson joined Bogle performing masonry work. History Formation and rise to fame ĭon Wilson and Bob Bogle first met in 1958, when Bogle was looking to buy a car from a used car dealership in Seattle owned by Wilson's father. Their recording of 'Walk, Don't Run' was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for its lasting impact, Īnd in 2008 the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their instrumental virtuosity, innovation, and unique sound influenced many musicians and bands, earning the group the moniker 'The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands'.

The band was among the first to employ and popularize fuzz and flanging guitar effects, concept albums, and twelve-string guitars in rock music. The Ventures have had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide. With over 100 million records sold, the Ventures are the best-selling instrumental band of all time. In the 1960s and early 1970s, 38 of the band's albums charted in the US, ranking them as the 6th best album chart performer during the 1960s, and the band had 14 singles in the Billboard Hot 100. Their first wide-release single, ' Walk, Don't Run' (1960), brought international fame to the group, and is often cited as one of the top songs ever recorded for guitar. The classic lineup of the band consisted of Wilson (rhythm guitar), Bogle (initially lead guitar, later bass), Nokie Edwards (initially bass, later lead guitar), and Mel Taylor (drums). While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the group remains especially revered in Japan, where they toured regularly. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the 1960s. The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle.

Dolton, Liberty, United Artists, Capitol, GNP Crescendo, Blue Horizon

Download the ventures wipe out