The
Ventures
Inducted:
2008
Category:
Performer
Inducted By:
John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
The quintessential instrumental rock and roll band. Few bands are as prolific as the Ventures—they released thirty-seven albums in twelve years, many of them thematic. They rocked America in the sixties and went on to lasting international fame and influence.
Induction
Impact
The sound of it became surf music, and the audacity of it empowered guitar players everywhere.
John Fogerty
2008 Hall of Fame Essay
Fifty years ago, a pair of Tacoma, Washington, construction workers — Bob Bogle and Don Wilson — began picking guitars together in their spare time...
Written By John Teagle
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