The Ventures founder Bob Bogle dies at 75

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:00 pm

The Ventures founder Bob Bogle dies at 75

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31387511/ns ... ent-music/

http://www.theventures.com/?pg=news&id=48

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:44 pm

RIP. They helped set the course of where the electric guitar could take music.

Atomic Jim · Post by **Atomic Jim** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:41 am

The Ventures are the reason I started playing guitar back in 1962. Rest in Peace, Bob. You were my first guitar hero.

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:43 pm

Atomic Jim wrote:The Ventures are the reason I started playing guitar back in 1962. Rest in Peace, Bob. You were my first guitar hero.

The Ventures - "The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands".

Since 1958, The Ventures have had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide, having sold over 100 million records, and are to date the best-selling instrumental band of all time. In 2008, the Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Their music has been cited by many famed guitarists as an influence; indeed, their virtuosity, experimentation with guitar effects, and unique sound laid the groundwork for innumerable groups, earning them the moniker "The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands". They have also contributed to the surf music genre, though they are not, as popularly perceived, strictly a surf band. They still tour regularly to this day.

RamRod 1 · Post by **RamRod 1** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:46 pm

Atomic Jim wrote:The Ventures are the reason I started playing guitar back in 1962. Rest in Peace, Bob. You were my first guitar hero.

ME TOO!