The Ventures

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Years Active
1958 – present (68 years)
Founded In
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, United States
The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the 1960s. While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the group remains especially revered in Japan, where they toured regularly. 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). Their… read more
The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the 1960s. While their popularity in the Unite… read more
The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the 1960s. While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the group remains especially revered in Jap… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track 100: 100 Original Tracks (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
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 416 listeners
2 Play track Back To Back Hawaii Five-O
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 377 listeners
3 Play track The Very Best of the Ventures: Walk, Don't Run Walk, Don't Run - Stereo
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 362 listeners
4 Play track Surfing Pipeline
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 176 listeners
5 Play track 100 Super Oldies Walk, Don't Run
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 164 listeners
6 Play track Super de luxe Perfidia
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 109 listeners
7 Play track Super Now Wipeout
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 72 listeners
8 Play track On the Scene Grazing In The Grass
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 53 listeners
9 Play track Surfing The Ninth Wave
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10 Play track Tele-Ventures The Twilight Zone
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Albums

  1. 83,967 listeners

    1997 · 26 tracks

    Walk Don't Run
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  2. 60,462 listeners

    1968 · 2 tracks

    Hawaii Five-O
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  3. 51,211 listeners

    1 Jan 1963 · 12 tracks

    Surfing
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  4. 45,460 listeners

    1 Nov 1965 · 12 tracks

    The Ventures' Christmas Album
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