HERES ANOTHER HIT INSTRUMENTAL FROM A GROUP OUT OF WASHINGTON STATE. MY QUESTION IS IF THE VENTURES ARE ALREADY IN THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME WHY ARENT CHARLIE GRACIE AND CHUBBY CHECKER? EMAIL THE HALL OF FAME AND TELL THEM TO CORRECT THIS OVERSIGHT. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The VENTURES – “Walk Don’t Run” (TACOMA, WA) The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington which was founded by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, With over 100 million records sold, the group is the best-selling instrumental band of all time. In 2008, the Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their instrumental experimentation with guitar effects, and unique sound laid the groundwork for innumerable groups, earning them the moniker The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands. While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the group remains revered in Japan, where they still tour regularly to this day. Don Wilson and Bob Bogle first met in 1958, when Bogle was looking to buy a car from a used car dealership owned by Wilsons father. Finding a common interest in guitars, the two decided to play together, while Wilson joined Bogle performing masonry work. Initially calling themselves The Versatones, the duo played small clubs, beer bars, and private parties throughout the Pacific Northwest. Wilson played rhythm guitar, Bogle lead. After watching Nokie Edwards play at a nightclub, they recruited him as bass player. Bogle owned a Chet Atkins LP, Hi-Fi in Focus, on which he heard the song Walk, Dont Run. Soon, the group was in a recording studio playing the new song, with Bogle on lead, Wilson on rhythm, Edwards on bass, and Skip Moore on drums. They pressed a number of 45s, which they distributed to several record companies. https://youtube/watch?v=WW21rcHiVU0
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