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D126221-25
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- 1960-04-26 (Creation)
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Publicity photo of the original members of Tacoma based rock group "The Ventures." An unidentified woman, in a full fifties skirt with lacy petticoats and a charm bracelet, gazes dreamily at Tacoman Don Wilson. Left to right: Nole F. (Nokie) Edwards, Bob Bogle, Don Wilson and drummer Howie Johnson. The band was composed of lead, rhythm, and bass guitar with drum accents. Their sound, with its spare instrumentation and simple arrangements, influenced a generation of guitar players to start their own rock bands. Their influence in the evolution of rock guitar is legendary, they were the first to do it all with guitars and be successful at it. They were pre-twist and pre-surf and with every passing rock trend, the band was able to alter its sound slightly and ride the crest of each new craze. The seventies were spent overseas, most notably in Japan, where they sold over 20 million records. They returned to recording and touring in the U.S. in the eighties, brought back by Rodney Bingenheimer of KROQ Radio in L.A., who made them aware of their influence on new wave music. Nokie Edwards passed away March 12, 2018 in Yuma, Arizona.
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;