hurricane hugo Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Don Wilson of The Ventures has passed at 88: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/23/1075200921/don-wilson-cofounder-of-the-instrumental-guitar-group-the-ventures-dies-at-age-8 1 1 Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Rest in Peace Don Wilson... My 1st band was a Ventures tribute band back around '65 (before there were tribute bands). We were High School kids that played Ventures tunes by ear and did quite a few gigs until '69. 3 of us still get together to this day and enjoy playing the old Ventures tunes...You will be missed Don. I was the rhythm player in our band and we will always have this in common.... 😎 1 1 Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Rest in Peace Don Wilson, thanks for the music! 1 1 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 I listened to Walk Don't Run, Raunchy, Sleep Walk, and Honky Tonk, all the time when I was a kid. They were on the Jukebox and played often in every local hang out in the early 60's RIP Don Wilson. 2 Quote dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 One of my happiest moments as a teen-ager was opening for the Ventures. Being a huge Ventures fan, I mean, c'com...what could be better for a kid in a band, growing up in the 60s?!? (Well, maybe being able to afford a Mosrite guitar...did those things look cool, or what?) They sure left a legacy. What a great band. I couldn't wait to hear what their next single was going to be. And that tone, with the vibrato tailpiece...wow. Rest in peach, Don Wilson. You guys did good!! 4 Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamanzarek Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Before I started playing guitar I was listening to The Ventures in Space album all the time. Then I got the first Play Guitar With The Ventures album which really helped me get started on guitar. Then I got the second PGWTV album and started a band with some friends doing instrumentals from both albums. So Don Wilson and The Ventures were a major factor in my early musical development. So sad all the original members are now gone. 3 Quote Gibson G101, Fender Rhodes Piano Bass, Vox Continental, RMI Electra-Piano and Harpsichord 300A, Hammond M102A, Hohner Combo Pianet, OB8, Matrix 12, Jupiter 6, Prophet 5 rev. 2, Pro-One, CS70M, CP35, PX-5S, WK-3800, Stage 3 Compact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamanzarek Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 TUBI TV is running a Ventures history featuring interviews with band members and well-known musicians like Skunk Baxter., Mark Farner, and Bruce Springsteen who were big fans. 1 Quote Gibson G101, Fender Rhodes Piano Bass, Vox Continental, RMI Electra-Piano and Harpsichord 300A, Hammond M102A, Hohner Combo Pianet, OB8, Matrix 12, Jupiter 6, Prophet 5 rev. 2, Pro-One, CS70M, CP35, PX-5S, WK-3800, Stage 3 Compact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Hats-off! Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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