Ventures guitarist Bob Bogle dies at 75

Ventures guitarist Bob Bogle dies at 75

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/16/obit.bogle.ventures/index.html

Along my long past childhood, your fantastic theme song was some of my first taste of Hawaii. At the end of the beach, as you are crossing into your last sunset, here's to you Bob... Aloha `oe!

The Ventures version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79v97DcIU98

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG0Jt-gWArw&feature=related

The TV show version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AepyGm9Me6w

I'm french canadian so please don't mind my english writing.

[ Edited by: Mythiki 2009-06-17 06:58 ]

Sad News, R.I.P. Bob.

I was going to post that here also,
you beat me to it.

I'm sure that Spike will be bummed,
who bout you Jim(tikiyaki)?
were the Ventures an influence for ya at all?

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Saw a great VENTURE's show at Maritime Hall SF in the 90's
The Mermen were the opener
Anyone passing through Tacoma, WA should visit
The JAVA JIVE(a bar shaped like a giant coffee pot) on Industrial Way
The Venture's got their start here

damn,
sad news, but what a legacy he left us all.

Outside the culture people only think about "Wipe Out" but what a great band.

funny people who really know the Surf and Ventures stuff, know that the Surfaris were the band that wrote and recorded Wipeout, and that the Ventures, didn't like being called a surf band, but it was ok for them to do a few albums of that stuff to cash in on.
even thier huge hit, Walk Don't Run was a rocked up Version they had heard by Chet Atkins, but the song was actually a Jazz song by Jimmy Smith.
The Ventures covered many songs by other bands, and did instro versions of
vocal songs.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

[ Edited by: bigtikidude 2009-06-29 15:51 ]