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Rock & Roll in Kennedy’s America – new book by Richard Aquila
Tags: book tribute Posted on February 8, 2023 . Comments are off
I just received a copy of this book from the author, Richard Aquila.  Some time ago, pre-Covid I believe, I spoke with him about The Ventures and he told me about the book he was writing, covering the early 1960's in rock & roll history.  Obviously, The Ventures were a part of tha
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Al Malaikah Shriners event March 4, 2023 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Tags: event tribute Posted on January 20, 2023 . Comments are off
For anyone interested in attending this event, which will feature a screening of "Stars on Guitars", the Ventures' documentary produced by Staci Wilson, Don Wilson's daughter, along with awards and appearances by Jeff Baxter who will present the American Shriners Fellowship Award and
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Jeff Beck RIP
Posted on January 11, 2023 . Comments are off
The Ventures would like to honor the memory of Jeff Beck, one of the great guitar players of our time, who just passed away.  The music world has lost another legend.  He will be missed but his musical legacy will live on. The Guitar Gods -
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50 year anniversary
Posted on August 4, 2022 . Comments are off
Today, August 1, 2022, marks exactly 50 years since I first met The Ventures in Osaka, Japan where they were on one of the most extensive tours they performed there. Who knew that I would still be involved with the band? Certainly not me! The photo that is shown here is the poster tha
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