Ventures: Stars on Guitars | Full Music Documentary | Eric Roberts Billy Bob Thornton Lalo Schifrin

The Ventures have been thrilling music lovers with songs like “Hawaii 5-0” since 1959. Witness the rise of the world’s most famous instrumental rock and rollers and the relevance in pop culture today.
2020. Stars: Eric Roberts, Billy Bob Thornton, Lalo Schifrin
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[@cynthiamarston2208]

I ditched school in the 6th grade the first time to listen to the ventures and dance alone with the house to myself. Who doesnt love music!?

[@Ndefinitely]

Rock n Roll is of the devil ! 😆

[@JulesLeyheGuitarPlayer]

That alone officially makes you a totally awesome lady!! :)

[@harrykuheim6107]

me too...I bought a Monkey Wards Guitar ...still playing.

[@cynthiamarston2208]

@@harrykuheim6107 Ahhhh….nice life

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

Instrumental music is groovy!

[@ericthompson3383]

When I got my first real guitar my dad handed me a ventures album and said "if you wanna play guitar learn to play it like these guys!" Thanks Dad!

[@keithclark486]

What kinda guitar was it?

[@kevinpeterson1880]

7 years old, 1968. Dad brought home The Guitar Genius of the Ventures. I was mesmerized! I, and my neighborhood pals , made cardboard "replicas" of the guitars on the cover. We invited parents and friends over to our basement for a "concert" Set my life course! I've been in the music business 46 years as a player and live/recording engineer. I draw a straight line back to that album! Thank You Ventures!

[@jamesmarshall3521]

I’m the exact same age and had a somewhat similar experience except my brother who was 7 years older (14) and learning the drums crammed my virgin ears with many Ventures and a guy named Dwayne Eddy and his twangy guitar plus many more electric guitar bands records. I had a 3 album special release of the Ventures playing all instrumentals they could muster plus their own songs and re-recorded them and they sound fantastic. The album was released in 2000 or so but separately I think, but could have been a 3 album release

[@nealixd.3011]

Cool story.

[@robertko5425]

EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY. The Ventures are still the GREATEST INSTRUMENTAL BAND of all time !!! The SAD part is as of January 22, 2022 all of the members of this great band are now officially DECEASED. Mel Taylor originally from Brownsville in Brooklyn NY, and is still considered the fastest drummer alive died back in 1996 of a brain tumor and cancer at the young age of 62. Bob Bogle died back in 2009 at 75, and Nokie Edwards passed away in 2018 at 82, Gerry McGee died in 2019 in Japan from a massive and sudden heart attack also at age 82, while performing on stage, playing his Fender guitar with Don Wilson, and finally the founder of the ventures Don Wilson passed away on January 22, 2022 at home in his sleep of natural causes at the age of 88. And so it goes, no Ventures members exist anymore. RIP "The Ventures" 1958-2022 and they've earned their keeps, and their instrumental guitar music playing will LIVE-ON FOREVER. Have a Happy Holidays for 2022 to everyone.

[@telliott]

We were so lucky Don was around to tell this story. Great documentary. RIP Don Wilson.

[@jfinester]

But their music lives on with new guys in the band, and more power to ‘em! The Duke Ellington Orchestra kept going after Duke himself passed on, so why not the Ventures?

[@jayritchie851]

Also, let's not forget the great Johnny Smith, who wrote "Walk, Don't Run". Passed away in 2013 at the age of 90.

[@carolharris2357]

Full of good news, huh? Good thing they got all these interviews. I recognize some riffs in Led Zeppelin in Houses of the Holy.

[@collinmc90]

oh no I had no idea... Well at least their music will preserve the memory of a time in history gone by. I'm only 32 and I love The Ventures, their music is important American heritage to me. Here's a toast and drink for The Ventures.

[@eternallife9786]

200 albums I knew they had a lot of albums but holy shit also the ventures are rock and rolls humble heroes

[@bobmitchell8012]

And without all the Drugs and Debauchery.

[@parsonscarlson7984]

@@bobmitchell8012 Ain't that the truth! Great point.

[@patricknoveski6409]

Got my first Ventures album in 62. Played it endlessly! In 1965 I started surfing in Waikiki and went thru life that way. Thank you Ventures for showing the way !

[@TheMusicmak3r]

Thank you for this upload! The Ventures 🤘

[@jacquescousteau217]

God bless the Ventures . They influenced more boys to learn how to play guitar than anyone. The Beatles opened the door for writing,and singing songs to people that in many cases played guitar already because of the Ventures. It cannot be overstated how influential the Ventures were in the history of the electric guitar. Long live Don Wilson …

[@Gitarreroblue]

I really appreciate the Ventures, they were a great band with great guitar players: Bob Bogel, Nokie Edwards, Gerry McGee and Don Wilson. And what you write about the impact on young people learning to play the guitar is correct. But this applies primarily to the USA and Canada. In Europe it was more the Shadows, especially their lead guitarist Hank Marvin with his fiesta red Strat. The Shadows' first big hit was "Apache", released in 1960. A fantastic recording, best sound! After that, a lot of guys wanted to play guitar and if they could afford it, a fiesta red Stratocaster. Even great guitarists like Peter Green, Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler and many more have said in interviews that Hank Marvin and the Shadows were among their first influences. 🎸

[@surfinwax58]

I had a live, near note perfect WALK DON'T RUN from 1960 BBC by The Shadows! So they paid their respects to The VENTURES too.

[@shawnriffhard]

@@Gitarreroblue Jet Harris was huge as well. Bill Wyman speaks fondly of him.

[@crawdadandtheboilers]

My uncle played guitar in California, probably in the late 60s/early 70s. I asked him in the late 80s what songs he could play, and he said the bands he was in played a lot of Ventures. At the time, I scoffed at it. But I'll be damned if, later in my life, when I decided to try to learn some lead playing (I'm a bass player and I play a little rhythm guitar), I didn't go to Walk Don't Run and Dick Dale's stuff because a) the sound was actually important to country as much as rock, and b) as a singer as well, I wanted to focus on the guitar part, and if I tried to learn anything else, I'd focus on the lyrics instead.

[@marynovak5800]

@surfinwax58 wilson why wasn't Dick Dale acknowledged?...he was once one of the influential pioneers, of surf rock guitar.

[@redflamered]

In 2019, I was having some work done on my house and I took the crew to lunch. The CD in my car was playing. They all asked what is that music, its great - I proudly said - The Ventures.

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

I wish they would have layered in the other bands like Dick Dale, Beach Boys etc to set a timeline of when the surf sound developed, I still have my "Learn to play the guitar" by the Ventures, the cover is long gone but have the 33, have a cherry read Mex Strat and Marshall amp, brings me great joy to turn up the the amp, only goes to 10 but in my head it's 11.

[@mrmoto2715]

Thanks for the documentary, I love the Ventures as well! Talking about Surf and traditional japanese music you could have mentioned Takeshi Terauchi- a brilliant Japanese guitarist and band leader. He blended both styles into his own unique style... All the best from Germany 👍

[@cynthiacupler8005]

The Ventures is a very cool band,I still listen to them.❤️🎸💃

[@thomasmartinscott]

Who else is sitting in a room full of Guitars right now, thanks to these guys? "Walk Don't Run" first album I ever bought in 1963!

[@jamesedwards2237]

My Mom bought me Play Guitar with the Ventures when I was about 13. Some of the best teaching I got.

[@thomasmartinscott]

@@jamesedwards2237 Cool! They were the best.

[@cliffords2315]

I AM!! got a Custom Fender 59' Stratocaster, a foot away, a Les Paul and Les Paul Jr, over by the easy chair Another Two Fender strats behind me, Fender Jazz bass, and P-Bass, Acoustic in the corner, Four different Marshall Amps and Cabs, and Orange Stack........Yep i started playing Walk Dont Run!!! in 66 at age 13 Had kind of the same traveling music story myself as with most Musicians in those days

[@thomasmartinscott]

@@cliffords2315 COOL!!! Wanna start a Band? Hahaha Here's one of my tunes. I'm playing everything. I hope you enjoy it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5uUZpedg6x7naM

[@drtimoshea4087]

me

[@jimsmith8946]

What a fantastic group, when you play their music, for me it’s as loud as it can get before the speakers distort. Their music makes you feel so happy and moved, so pure so clean. Thank You, Ventures. 👍

[@jimclester4754]

My name is Jim, I was eight years old in 1960, now 70 years old. Just want to say how much I enjoyed watching this video. Took me back to those early years of my life.

[@berndluers8612]

Living in PENSACOLA. MY FIRST GUITAR A ALAMO..AND THE FIRST SONG I LERND..WIPE OUT. Now im 75.and playing and living in LINGEN GERMANY. BEST WISH BENNY LUERS

[@DoctorPepperOz]

I love the Ventures but the Shadows were the most famous instrumental Rock & Roll group... and the best.

[@justinthyme5382]

I agree, I've met Hank Marvin here in Perth Australia a couple of times. 😎🎶🎵🎶👋💕

[@davidcollin1436]

Only for Brits, on the California coast, it was always the Ventures. Fender guitars and amps since the early 50s.

[@DoctorPepperOz]

@@davidcollin1436 Fair comment although we Aussies always favoured the Shads. Loved the doco on the Ventures though. Please note the Shads first single came out in 1959 whilst the first Ventures 45 arrived in 1960.

[@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782]

I always wanted to watch a full documentary about the Ventures. Thank you for the video.

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

What I want..is for these guys to release a MASSIVE box set on CD.....there's a couple of good compilation CD's....but that's about it.

[@bertperello5454]

Thanks to all involved in this film I am 72 and grew up with this music on the central California coast .. this documentary filled a lot of gaps 👍👍

[@tonyfeuerhelm]

High Ho from Santa Maria. At age 62 I just can't believe I missed it. I mean who knew ? Apparently everyone but me. Thought I was a thinker.

[@independent5564]

I spent my teen years living in Redlands, CA., I'm 73 now and can still play a few of The Ventures songs on my guitar. Great band.

[@mrbill517]

In the 80s I had the pleasure of working with a promotion company named Pacific Productions in San Luis Obispo. We hosted The Ventures multiple times. I was on the board of directors and the official photographer. Mel Taylor came over to my house, with the president of the company, Bill Fulkerson. One of my favorite memories

[@Guitarman7133]

BEACH BOYS AND BEACH GIRLS! OOOOOOH BAYBEAH!!

[@nhra7110]

Thank you for a fantastic tribute to one of the greatest bands in history!

[@markfrost2707]

lol....ok

[@harrylabrie5033]

Was eating lunch at Mel's in SF and Bill Graham sat across from me and played Walk Don't Run 26 times on the table juke box. And he was wearing a great pair of shoes.

[@patred1237]

Yeah I always remember about THE VENTURES was APACHE !! ✨💥😻🎸 On a 45 ✨📀

[@appledoreman]

Fantastic, except you never heard a single note of their music...

[@patred1237]

@@appledoreman makes my grey hair fall out. RIP .

[@surfgod509]

Living in Colorado back in the 70s I stumbled into to a guitar shop, I was plucking on a Ventures song, Walk Don't Run... from behind the counter out pops Johnny Smith the man who wrote the song Walk Don't Run! He took the guitar from my hands and said this it how it goes..... he did his jazz version, which I didn't take my eyes off his hands..... true story.... he was a very cool 😎 and humble individual. I've since drove through Colorado and the music store is long gone?... Thanks Johnny 😊 ........

[@TheJonesbouy]

RIP, Ventures! Best band ever, don't believe me, check out their library of music.

[@ianson3]

Not RIP...sort of. I saw the Ventures about 4 years ago at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. Sure, none of the originals were in the band, for obvious reasons, but the guys who were onstage were flying the Ventures flag proudly. If you are at all interested in their music, stay on the lookout for an appearance in your area. "The Ventures," regardless of their current composition, are still touring.

[@waynegodfrey6119]

I will,thank you.

[@monmac1165]

THE VENTURES ........are The Shadows of the UK.....and vice versa.....Both fantastic groups that influenced a lot of musicians.....

[@nuwavedave]

One of the best Rockumentaries I've seen. What an influential band!

[@Glenrsi]

Always liked them. "Pipeline" was and is my favourite, to this day.

[@jamesedwards2237]

The first tune I learned from them.

[@davidcollin1436]

Pipeline was by the Chantays, recorded July 1962

[@Glenrsi]

@@davidcollin1436 : I only knew The Ventures cover.

[@anthonylilly6862]

I used to be The Ventures photographer. Was there with them during the whole lead-up to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction.

[@alandaniel1082]

I am 66 and have loved this The Ventures since the first time i heard there music and still listen to whenever i want some sheer joy. Yes they have influenced all guitarists that i have listened to for my whole life. There is no way we can repay there generosity humility and professionalism. Thank you VENTURES from this huge fan forever.

[@michaelclark4043]

My special thanks to founding member Mr Don Wilson for making it all happen. If it wasn't for him the Ventures would have never existed. They were the greatest thing to have happened since the birth of Rock and Roll. People can say what they want to say but as far as I'm concerned they had talent that was irreplaceable. No sir there will NEVER be anyone else like them. By the way Don GOD REST YOUR SOUL!

[@scottkidwellmusic9175]

Thank you for this. I got to see the Ventures headline a street fair concert in 1986 in Salem, Oregon. They played with Paul Revere and the Raiders and the Kingsmen. I was on my way to boot camp. I knew about all three of the bands, as my folks had given me several cassettes, and I had made copies of The Ventures albums I had borrowed from the local library. One could say I was very much influenced by The Ventures, and that I have been playing guitar for over 40 years. So, much thanks to The Ventures for the enjoyable music over the years, and thanks to y'all for putting together this documentary. Well done!

[@davidyoung8875]

That's awesome. I loved them too. been playing 34 yrs now and 61 yrs old ,started as a drummer 5 yrs old. Love Guitar. Merry Christmas.

[@maurice8824]

How the ventures influenced everything from Eddie van Halen to contemporary Christian music is one of the biggest musical Cinderella stories of the 20th century!

[@ventues9751]

I was lucky enough to see The Ventures Live 4 times !!! 1983, 1985, 1998 & 2018. They were all great performances !!!!

[@patrickclune3600]

They were and still are my guitar heroes. I’m 70yrs old and still playing them out. After my guitar lesson I would go home and tune my my acoustic guitar to the Ventures pitch and my 2nd guitar lesson would begin. I’d have to pick up the needle on my record player a million times over and over but I got it. Dad finally bought me a Gretsch Corvette electric and small amp. I was in Heaven. I got in a band real early and never stopped or looked back. Some advice to young guitarists listen real hard to the Ventures and everything will fall in place, but you’ll have to work at it. They’re some of the best guitarists ever

[@TheBoabby50]

Excellent documentary and well deserved, but perhaps the Shadows should have received a mention too as a contemporary instrumental band?

[@justinthyme5382]

Good comment, I've met Hank Marvin a couple of times here in Perth Australia. 😎🎶🎵👋💕

[@HUNGUSind]

The Ventures performed in our high school gym (Van Nuys High School), circa 1965, in the middle of the school day. $0.50 per ticket and they played of course….WALK DON’t RUN. They were GREAT!

[@harrybeach8538]

Could have been so more interesting if they had included their music and examples of the different players for those of us who have never heard of them.

[@dancochrane617]

Thanks for being there. Before the Beatles, Beach Boys, or the Stones, the Ventures were there with amazing guitar playing and brilliant songs. They were truly the pioneers of their day.

[@jesseosenbaugh5329]

My aunt was married to Don Wilson. That's her on the album cover at the start of the video

[@henryashley9945]

So, a mom came up with one of the coolest band names ever. Pretty cool ✌️😁👍

[@spankyharland9845]

I learned how to replay the bass guitar thanks to the Ventures- these duded were completely instrumental and they did look like someone's dad playing up on stage, but their sound was distinct and was easy to listen too.

[@ciscolm]

The Ventures The Beatles and Santana three groups that dominated my youth and at 73 i still put on my headphones and play along on my drums to all the songs that i did back than, what a rush when i thought i had mastered Wipe Out ha ha well at least in my mind.

[@jamesmack3314]

Love Santana especially the original group of Abraxas…Caravanserai is great to

[@OrvilFields]

Same bands for me! 🎶

[@philliphawkins6905]

Love the Ventures! Also discovered the Surfrajettes several years ago, if they ever come to Southern California, I hope to be able to see them live, they bring class, style, and a sexiness that can't be denied! But I must say, I am a little disappointed that "The King Of Surf Guitar" was not mentioned. He worked directly with Leo Fender to develop the "Surf Sound" Leo was quoted as saying "If the amps can survive Dick Dale, we have achieved our goal" (perhaps paraphrased!) But the Fender Guitar, through the Fender Amps was paramount in the Surf sounds. That was directly made possible by Dick Dale's relationship with Leo Fender in the very late 50's and very early 60's. Long live the King! RIP Dick Dale! 🙏

[@389383]

Yes not to mention Dick Dale was weird.

[@grampahog]

Thank you so much for this amazing documentary of the very first band I heard and bought the album , The Ventures. Their sound’s still reverberates to this day. Bless their families who are still with us and thank you for sharing that with us all

[@Blacktulipphotos]

I had a Ventures Album when I was a teenager. The sound was pure surfing. The the Beach Boys had another surfing sound. Another fantastic band that had a similar sound and has lasted for 60 and more years, who have sold out endless world concerts and had countless number one records. Can you guess who they are?? THE SHADOWS. All of them are still alive. The lead guitarist Hank Marvin still is involved in the music industry. Yes they too recorded “ Walk Don’t Run”. The Shadows also had a mega star lead singer…Who?? None other than Sir Cliff Richard. Look them up!

[@monmac1165]

We have the best of both worlds.....

Indeed, world ambassadors of music! This is a very special documentary! Thank you! As a kid born in the PNW in 1950, Renton, they were one of my first big inspirations to pick up the guitar in the early 1960s. I'd say that the 2 top bands that truly influenced me back then were The Ventures and then The Beatles. I have a special infinity to these guys. They made the dream real and possible for us local boys. They put the Northwest on the map! I think, as I remember it today, I heard them first on KJR with Pat O'Day. Again, a great tribute and thanks for sharing it here!

[@joncaradies3155]

Got to see the Ventures in the early 90's at the Palomino ..... So fun !!! My friend who was with me leaned over in the middle of their set and said "These guys are like the Teamsters of rock" ..... I laughed as they really looked just like teamsters ...... A few weeks later I was working on a Van Halen video and was wearing my Ventures t-shirt that I had bought at the show . I was adjusting something and was standing next to Eddie Van Halen and he says "wow , Ventures" and starts to play Walk Don't run on his guitar ...... Very Cool !!!!!

[@stevenmccart709]

I wonder how many places in the country have a club called the Palomino ? I'm from the L.A. area so I know where I imagine it to be but , I'll bet Texas and Oklahoma have a dozen each.

[@marktwain368]

There was a song from the '70s called "Rock N Roll Heaven" with the line: "If there's a rock n roll heaven, I know they have a hell of a band!" This came out shortly after Elvis died, but applies to Eddie (RIP) and the Ventures. When I die, I'm going to the club where they're at!

[@bobsullivan5714]

I have a guitar....I can't play it worth a shit. But, I have it because of The Ventures. Thank you Ventures and a big thank you to the producers of this video!

[@neilforbes416]

Earlier in the video, reference was made to the tune "Wipe Out". Anyone who knows even a small amount of instrumental music history would know that "Wipe Out" was an original hit for *The Surfaris!*

[@zoptu5608]

This was a fun documentary to watch! The Ventures Christmas Album is "THE BOMB" if you haven't heard it yet.

[@cdjeeyore]

My brother got tickets to see them on maybe their last American tour in the late nineties. It was at a small venue in Detroit. A couple of college bands warmed up for them and they were thrilled just to do that. We were about thirty feet from the stage and it was hands down the best show I've ever been to. Glad I got to share that with my dad and brother. It was awesome!

[@irarubinson9471]

I don't think there was any mention of drummer George Babbitt except for his name on the Walk Don't Run single at 11:17. He couldn't play the clubs with the band because he was only 17. He joined the airforce and rose to 4-star general. There's a video of him playing Walk Don't Run with the Venturs in 1998 in his general's uniform.

[@6412mars]

If you're a guitar player..you can play "Walk don't run" it's a given.

[@ClotEastwood]

Fantastic documentary . . . I've never heard of The Ventures . . . . Now I see where a lot of the 60's music came from . . . and how they influenced many many people. . . AND RIGHTLY SO Thank you for the up load . . . I'm a Fan now

[@Funkydood]

I'm a Baby-Boomer and, at one time owned 19 LPs by The Ventures! My favorite ever song by them was The Twilight Zone. Oh the memories!!!

[@Stratocaster-2112]

That was a great documentary. Timeless is the perfect way to describe their music. After watching this I just gotta go right now and put in one of my many Ventures cd's and blast it.

[@deanmorris9211]

Grew up in Hawaii,heard the Ventures,bought a Fiesta Red Strat in 1962,still have it am 76 years old and happier than a pig in shit! Thank you for making my life so much richer.

[@davidcollin1436]

We would hang out at a little music store in 62, where they let us play the guitars. Always remember the strat with the massive price of $315. Unfathomable at the time.

[@dirkwyse1609]

In every other rock music documentary: Music, drugs, fame, ego, groupies, addiction, turmoil. In this superb documentary: music, music, music, music, music! Five shining stars! Thanks so much.

[@JMarinelli]

Amen - the Ventures were all about being dedicated to the craft of playing music.

[@saadhaddadsh]

Ll

[@rock3times]

Today is January the 8th 2023, and I love and still listen to the Ventures... 50 year since I first heard them. In Japan, they are still loved by many...

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

Thank You For Producing This for all the fans who have listened to them from the beginning. I am 75, still listen to their music and encourage my children and grandchildren who like playing the guitar and drums to do so.

[@JohnAlot]

I saw them play NAMM in the early 2000s. They played in front of maybe 150 of us. Nokie went to different vendors & played his amazing rockabilly/western swing/country /surf style on different guitars. I was in heaven

[@perrydowd9285]

The Ventures are that band you know you love even though half of their stuff you love you didn't know was theirs. They are the greatest guitar band ever. 👍

[@brisbanekilarny6212]

The Ventures was the only group I had records of for a while and I listened to CCR and that was about it. Both the Ventures and CCR had a style that no one else had and that is what I liked about them. I remember riding in my brothers blue 66 chevelle listening to the Ventures on an 8 track player. Later on I got my own red 66 chevelle SS and listened to the Ventures in my own car.

[@frandsenphilip1]

As a guitar player, this documentary is invaluable! Nice!

[@markfrost2707]

why?

[@Fnstine]

@Mark Frost 👈If you play guitar you wouldn't need to ask.🎯

[@swapshots4427]

Congrats to Staci Wilson for this memorable Doc. I picked up my Dad's Ventures album in the 60s and have never forgotten them.

[@tbury2516]

The Ventures were my fathers favorite band, he passed away in 2017 we played "Sleepwalk" at his funeral.

[@theresaheyer537]

aaaah them 60s and surfin' music........sunshine forever!!!thak you love the Ventures..

[@bobvedder2451]

When i was a kid with my parents in some old bar, i always put my coins into the jukebox and played "Wipeout" and other Ventures songs over and over.

[@TacomaPaul]

I saw a guitarist on 10th St. (Tacoma) ... at 8 yrs. old at #3 (I was #10) across the way. Pine Crest ... Don Wilson... One "Ventures" went right above me... and he taught me a guitarist ! "Walk - Don't Run"... "Yes !" ... he said ! ;-)

[@dynjarren8355]

America had the Ventures and the British had the Shadows! They were critical for popularizing guitars so that laid the foundation for Rock n Roll eventually.

[@HrhFish]

What!!! No interview with Spongebob???? 😜😜

[@davefox8948]

This is a great tribute and a real treat to watch. THANKS FOR POSTING!

[@Jimriff45]

Could not get enough of Walk Don’t Run and the Ventures as a new guitar player as a kid…. Can still play Walk Don’t Run all the way through 60+ years later! Thanks guys! :)

[@MrMarshall7491]

I was a tuba player in high school but got Valley Fever, a lung infection. I couldn’t play horn so I bought guitar and learned some Ventures and Dick Dale. We lived next to retirement home and they started complaining. I did learn Walk Don’t Run. Eventually took up bass guitar and got back on tuba. It kept my interest in music alive and became very good tuba player.

[@Dracsmolar]

What a great documentary on such an iconic group. I’ve been a huge fan since first hearing the ventures (cough cough) in 62.

[@jeffstevens156]

You guys were innovative beyond what You could fathom. Rock and Roll won’t be the same down here. But I’ll listen every time I hear the roll of thunder and think of You! REST IN PEACE!

[@peterburi2727]

Another guitar player here that was inspired by The Ventures way back in 63. Still playing, still loving it and still listen to my Ventures vinyl regularly. Thanks guys for showing me the way.

[@don4476]

Strangely, record company executives are nearly always wrong. They just don't know squat.

[@michellepopkov940]

Awesome program. I’ll miss them since they have passed away. God bless the Ventures.

[@shannonrathbun36]

Never saw them tour. Mussed out. No accident glenncamobell roured withnthen. Lovecwipeout. Hawaii 50. Great drumbing and great guitar God bless the venturescand mom plus the sufferegettes. Still big in japan.

[@shannonrathbun36]

I couldnt sing.so i d go to concerts. Affidable concerts. Couldnt play either...maybe keep up on acdrm set my best dream ibguess. Lol.i can dance and make drawings thatvthe ladies 💘 xoxo. Ohvwell. Yesxwelcome intonheaven the ventures mom and thecsyfferegettes ibdid .missed them. Rhecromantcs stillntouringvm. Thanks r 4vthe progrsam im achooled withm now. Glen campbell toured no acccident. Put him on the right tour . didcsee peter franpton. Blesse 2 rouredcwuthbringi starr.

[@ronjones1077]

The only fan club I ever joined, The Ventures. Joined in 1969 after three of my high school buddies and I formed a little band we called The Uncaged. I was lead singer and rhythm guitar, but played lead on Pipeline! Got all autographs when they stopped in Anchorage Alaska on their way back from Japan about 1974. Saw Nokie again at our Palmer State Fair and had him autograph 3 cd’s of his two years before he past away. Timeless band that will be with me forever.

[@0oo00]

Just posted my autograph story. I like yours better! All the best 👍

[@alohamark3025]

One day, when the Expanse is populated by humans, a teenager will play a Ventures' recording of Telstar or Walk, Don't Run. The Beltalowda will remark how cool and fresh these songs are. Was that recorded recently? That's what makes the Ventures timeless.

[@AlA-ok5jh]

What stood out to me is how down to earth & friendly these guys are. They took time to know their fans and appreciate them. May GOD bless these guys in Jesus name. Grand Funk Railroad singer guitarist in this vid who had lots of good things to say about the Ventures …is a believer in the Lord too….

[@nealixd.3011]

Mark Farner is one cool Christian dude and a great musician for sure. You would not believe how badly GFR was robbed, as was often the case with many bands you thought were doing fantastic, but were handled very shabbily by the often greedy and satanic overlords of the music industry. Badfinger was one of the saddest cases also for sure, but I don't know if any of them found Jesus. Two committed suicide, very sadly.

[@nealixd.3011]

Reading a comment below, all the original Ventures have passed on now. Way too sad.

[@michaelbrandt5416]

Greatest guitar group ever. I never heard of them before the late 70s, when a friend in 8th grade gave me a cassette tape with early Ventures stuff such as Walk Don´t Run, Pipeline etc. I was hooked right away. I visited him and he showed me his dad´s Ventures collection. He was convinced that the ladies featured on the covers of "Walk Don´t Run"(1962) and "Walk Don´t Run" (1964) were actual members of the band. I quickly found it not to be the case. Today I have a small collection of Ventures LP´s, some early ones from their Dalton label period, as well as later ones from Liberty label. Also have a fair number of CD titles of early albums as well as compilations. In some cases, i think their cover versions were just as good or even better than the original , such as Jim Croce´s "I Got a Name" and Mason William´s "Classical Gas".

[@dougpotosky4102]

Ventures! I was lucky and was at one of there shows in Boston. 3 of them signed a album for me. One of the true great bands of the modern era!

[@davidward5225]

I started playing guitar in 1959 when I was 10 and Ventures tunes were my first inspiration. Thanks so much for this documentary.

[@PRSX4]

I studied with Johnny Hiland in Nashville years ago , stood next to Nokie Edwards on the bar floor watching Mr. Hiland in concert , asked Nokie for an autograph, which he obliged with a smile. wow i really didn;t realize the giant he (Nokie) was!, played guitar approximations of "The Ventures" when I started like the rest of you .... a brush with greatness i cherish now, autograph, his business card, a handshake, a memory

[@nathanmoak1515]

i was in a band back in the 60s. the rhythm guitarist had a mosrite guitar and a ventures' album, how to play. we learned walk, don't run and pipeline. good times, thanks ventures!

[@dwidmark]

The first live electric guitar music i ever heard was some kid in our suburb playing walk don't run echoing through the neighborhood and me franticly riding my bicycle to find its source. The first record I ever bought with my allowance was the Ventures.

[@abbynormal1888]

I literally faked being sick one time in the first grade back in 63 because I just had to come home and listen to the Telstar Album. Couldn't get my mind off of it. Even years later I never told my Mom I faked it.

[@machtschnell7452]

Telstar was a significant album. I had it at one time. Tell people why the Telstar satellite itself was significant today and they would just give you a blank stare if they are under 60.

[@rogerlynn3800]

Just for that young man, you're grounded ,go listen to more ventures music.

[@davidcollin1436]

Telstar was by the Tornados

[@abbynormal1888]

@@davidcollin1436 Thanx. Yes I knew that. I like the Ventures version much better.

[@ericligotke3542]

Link Wray is another great 60’s surf style guitar instrumentalist. The father of distortion in guitars. Listen to “switchblade”

[@Vito_Tuxedo]

I obsessed over The Ventures' albums in the '60s, and to this day I can recognize their influence in the music I create. While at times it seemed like the music-buying public was ignoring them, guitar players were paying close attention. It does my heart a world of good to see folks like Skunk Baxter and Jimmy Page acknowledge the importance of a band whose influence on guitar music is incalculable.

[@jasonstegallco.960]

Songs like Walk, Don't Run and Hawaii Five-O were also used as "news kickers" on AM radio when I was a kid with a transistor and headphones. As were more "recent" instrumentals like Billy Preston's Outa Space & Space Race and also The Edgar Winter Group's Frankenstein. Oh to be a child of the 70's and 80's...

[@markhartshorn4552]

I learned how to play guitar by listening to these guys and CCR. This was in the 80's, when shred was king, at that. In 1995, when I graduated Air Force boot camp in San Antonio, the first thing I bought was a Ventures greatest hits cassette at the mall, downtown. I was honored to be able to send Don Wilson a birthday card for his 86th birthday....that is one memory that I'll always treasure. Have loved them throughout the years, and always will.

[@nothingbutthisthatandtheother]

Just love that these fab Toronto Ladies the Surfajettes got in this doc! Nicelydone ladies keep kicking' butt!

[@victorrodea7163]

Fell into this vid by accident best way to start the new year. This is definitely the video I didn't want to end.

[@warrenwilliamson8507]

Yep...I was probably about nine or ten when I first heard the sound in the mid sixty's ...I was captivated...then and still my favorite.....the music has energy that is boundless and timeless.. Great In depth documentary...

[@lenimbery7038]

I first heard the Ventures when I was about 13 from my friend's dad who played the Wild things album at our beach. I bought my first few albums and thought that it was an all girl group based on the album covers. I was impressed how well these beautiful girls could play!

[@collinmc90]

hahaha that's awesome.

[@rvnmedic1968]

I normally don't watch vids longer than 20-30 minutes, but this one was special. Great historical background and all the wonderful tributes by musicians from the 60s until present day. That says something! Great guys. I'm 75 and remember songs from the 50s (transitional era to rock and roll) and had my small record player and a stack of 45 RPM records. It was in my parents' basement and I had the volume always maxed out of the small speaker. LOL It was a time of high school dances, movies (balcony seating, of course), and the first steady girlfriend until I enlisted in the Air Force in Nov 1965. Shipped out to Vietnam in 1968 and things took a different, dark tone both physically and musically. Now I'm a Bionic Boomer with two hip transplants and open-heart bypass surgery last year. I hope the young people listen to some good music for their generation as it normally provides a marker for special episodes in your life. Peace and Joy to all, be kind, stay kind to each other. Cheers, Bob

[@tomk1tl39]

Tks for the 'upload'.......clean sound w/lots of 'reverb'.....been playing surf music for eons.......from an ole '60s surf dude 🏄

[@jaycollins7288]

There is nothing I can add here that hasn't been said before about these guys. I too, at the age of 6 started playing the guitar and my first lick was the opening riff of "Walk. Don't. Run. The rest...as they say...is history!

[@ianramage1593]

The music of the Ventures was such an important part of my childhood. Their albums sound as good today as they ever did. They were pioneers and their music will last foever. R.I.P.

[@edwardkujawa]

I agree

[@kurtweiand7086]

This is an incredible documentary, learned so much about the band. I truly respect them!

[@amerocker]

I am one half hour into this film and it is excellent. The Ventures sound influenced just about every famous guitarist who came after them.