The Ventures

The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band. They were formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band was a four member group that helped make the electric guitar popular in the United States and across the world during the 1960s.^[1] However, they were very popular in Japan.^[2]

The Ventures
Also known as	The Versatones The New Ventures
Origin	Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Genres	Instrumental rock, surf rock
Years active	1958–present
Labels	Dolton, Liberty, United Artists, Capitol, GNP Crescendo, Blue Horizon
Members	Bob Spalding Leon Taylor Ian Spalding Luke Griffin
Past member(s)	Nokie Edwards Don Wilson († 2022) Bob Bogle Gerry McGee Howie Johnson Mel Taylor John Durrill Joe Barile Dave Carr Biff Vincent Leisha Soukary Jonell Calendar George T. Babbitt, Jr. Paul Warren JD Hoag Harvey Wicklund