Pop Music Muse 1/28/2022: The Great Ventures

Today we honor the greatest electric guitar instrumental band ever. Formed in Tacoma Washington in 1958 by Don Wilson, who died this week at the age of 88, and fellow guitarist Bob Bogle, at first they called themselves the Versatones. Wilson and Bogle later changed their name to The Ventures and made the duo a quartet by adding guitarist/bassist Nokie Edwards and drummer Howie Johnson.

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