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A126221-29
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- 1960-04-26 (Creation)
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The original members of Tacoma based rock group "The Ventures" perform a dance step in unison in this campy early publicity shot. Left to right: drummer Howie Johnson, founding members Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, and Nole F. (Nokie) Edwards. The guitar icons started their musical career at the Blue Moon club in Tacoma. Wilson and Bogle worked construction during the day and played the clubs at night as a guitar duo called The Versatones. Prior to recording their first gold record, they added Edwards as bass guitarist (he later switched with Bogle to play lead guitar) and Skip Moore as drummer, and changed their name to The Ventures. Howie Johnson replaced Skip Moore, who did not want to tour. They recorded their first gold record in 1960 "Walk, Don't Run" and their second in 1969 "Hawaii 5-O." During the sixties, they released 4-6 albums a year, with 5 of them going gold. In 2008, the Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nokie Edwards passed away March 12, 2018 in Yuma, Arizona. TPL-9356
Rock groups--Tacoma--1960-1970; Music ensembles--Tacoma--1960-1970; Musicians--Tacoma--1960-1970; Singers--Tacoma--1960-1970; Wilson, Don; Edwards, Nole F.; Bogle, Bob; Johnson, Howie;