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Title: Sadly, another passing
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on January 23, 2022, 09:40:37 PM

Don Wilson, founding member & rhythm guitarist 1958-2015 of the Ventures, left us Jan. 22 at age 88; natural causes.


Peter

Title: Re: Sadly, another passing
Post by: lbpesq on January 24, 2022, 12:08:14 AM

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Bill, tgo

Title: Re: Sadly, another passing
Post by: hammer on January 24, 2022, 04:16:25 AM

Ditto ???

Title: Re: Sadly, another passing
Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 24, 2022, 04:42:43 AM

Ventures.

(the font size gremlin got Coz... gets me all the time)

Title: Re: Sadly, another passing
Post by: keith_h on January 24, 2022, 06:50:01 AM

Don Wilson of the Ventures.

Title: Re: Sadly, another passing
Post by: garyhead on January 24, 2022, 07:26:56 AM

I first met Don in 1977.  I was at my Girlfriends grandmother's kitchen and a Gold Record of Walk Don't Run was on the wall.  My gf never mentioned his fame.  Don would sometimes come over to my house (I bought his mothers last home) and we'd listen to music together.  He would leave me tapes of projects in the works, etc.  Many fun "road" stories.  He was always pleasant and seemed down to earth to me.  His mother was a Hoot yet a sound businesswoman....she managed the Ventures through their heyday.  He is the last surviving "Venture."

Title: Re: Sadly, another passing
Post by: David Houck on January 24, 2022, 11:23:54 AM

Thanks for posting.

Title: Re: Sadly, another passing
Post by: hankster on January 24, 2022, 04:24:40 PM

I was just watching surfers and thinking about “Pipeline” a couple of days s ago. The Ventures were a big deal in my day. Sort to hear about this.