The Ventures
- MatchThe Ventures
- 100%The Shadows
- 88%Dick Dale
- 78%The Surfaris
- 69%Duane Eddy
- 66%The Tornadoes
- 57%The Trashmen
- 53%Los Straitjackets
- 53%The Marketts
- 42%Chubby Checker
- 38%Link Wray
Biography
This pivotal instrumental group was formed in Tacoma, Washington, USA, in 1958 when work mates Don Wilson (10 February 1937, USA; rhythm guitar) and Bob Bogle (b. 16 January 1937, USA; lead guitar) discovered a mutual interest in music. They began performing together as the Impacts, using a pick-up rhythm section, before Nokie Edwards (b. Nole Edwards, 9 May 1935, Lahoma, Oklahoma, USA; bass) and Skip Moore (drums) completed a line-up redubbed the Ventures. The quartet made its debut with... Read more