The Ventures guitarist Bob Bogle dies at 75

[johnnie]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pioneering guitarist Bob Bogle, whose rock-instrumental band the Ventures scored a pair of hits in the 1960s with "Walk, Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O," has died, the group said on Tuesday. He was 75.

Bogle died on Sunday of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at a hospital after falling ill at his home in Vancouver, Washington, according to bandmate Don Wilson.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090617/music_nm/us_ventures_1

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. Here's a clip of "Wipeout":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8__EwAT8VM

[Ptah]

3. Thanks for that link, Starbucks Anarchist

back in the day, indeed

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. My dad had some of their albums. I loved playing them on the old turn table.

[Iggo]

4. Dude was a guitar GOD!

:headbang:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. damn.

The Ventures "Walk Don't Run" one of the coolest songs ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ11y7pYl-8

[old mark]

6. I loved that band - one of the first "California" sounds that I remember.

Even had one of the Mosrite guitars. Before they were made famous - and expensive-by Johnny Ramone. I bought mine for under $300.
I seem to recall Johnny bought his at Manny's Music for around $50.
They are in the $2000 area now.
The good old days....

mark