Ventures Lead Guitarist Bob Bogle Age 75 Dies-Baby Boomers Remember
Ventures Lead Guitarist Bob Bogle Age 75 Dies-Baby Boomers Remember Ventures lead guitarist Bob Bogle, whose fretwork on such instrumental hits such as “Walk…Don’t Run” and “Hawaii Five-O” influenced countless bands, died Sunday, June14th, 2009, in Vancouver, Washington.
(pic) Bob Bogle (second from left) co-founded the Ventures, the highly influential instrumental band.
Don Wilson, who co-founded the Ventures with Bob Bogle, why back in 1958, released the fact that the cause for Bob Bogle was non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In talking about his life long friend, he continued with, “He had a special sound that nobody could ever re-create. He was totally unique as a guitar player.”
As Wilson remembers, Bogle and I learned how to play guitar while working as construction workers in the 1950s in Tacoma, Washington. “We had a lot of time on our hands after work, so we’d get together and play,” Wilson recalled. A year and a half later, we had a number two hit called ‘Walk…Don’t Run.’ We first heard the song on a Chet Atkins record.”
Several other hits followed, including “Perfidia,” “Walk Don’t Run ‘64″ and “Diamond Head.” The group took the theme of the TV show “Hawaii Five-O” into the Top Ten in 1969 and later supplied background music for the series.
Most Baby Boomers will remember that the Ventures played almost solely instrumentals, was perhaps more influential for its albums. Thirty eight of the band’s long players hit Billboard’s Top 200 chart, including albums that covered country songs, dance tunes and Christmas melodies.
Ventures Lead Guitarist Bob Bogle Age 75 Dies-Baby Boomers Remember and perhaps you leaned to play the guitar with, “Play Guitar with the Ventures.”
“I can’t think of a better contribution for instrumental music on his style than ‘Walk…Don’t Run.’ A lot of good would-be guitar players and garage bands would go out and buy guitars just to learn that song,” stated Wilson.
The Ventures were voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. At the induction ceremony, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s (CCR) John Fogerty praised the group: “It’s enough to say, the Ventures are the most popular instrumental band of all time,” he stated.
“Bob fought his illness with dignity. His doctors gave him 10 years to live, and he lived 12. The last two years were really tough. At least he lived to know the Ventures had been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” continued Wilson.
Having recently been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, it is always good to know that if you are a fighter, you can triumph.
Ventures Lead Guitarist Bob Bogle Age 75 Dies-Baby Boomers Remember perhaps another in an other 50 years from now, we might not remember who Bob Bogle was but as soon as someone plays “Hawaii Five-O,” something will click. For the full story, go to CNN News.
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