Once again, thanks to the hard work and loyalty of our friend, Tom Baltaeff, there will be a Fan Fest in the Philadelphia area on October 8, 2022. I (Fiona Taylor), plan to attend, and Tom is expectin...
Many years ago, when The Ventures first started appearing in Japan, they attracted many fans from other areas of SE Asia/Far East as well. One of these was Ramon (RJ) Jacinto, who has been a long-tim...
Love and Tributes are coming in from all over. Here are some articles we received in the honor of Don Wilson.
Audio NPR News Item (you have to listen to a commercial first)
From the moment I received word of Don's passing yesterday, January 22, 2022, I have been reflecting on so much of the parts of Don's life to which I have been privy. I immediately thought to myself ...
It is with profound sadness and a great sense of loss that I have to tell the world that, on January 22, 2022, Don Wilson passed away at the age of 88. He was the last surviving member of The Venture...
All of us in The Ventures' family want to wish all our friends and fans all over the world a very Merry Christmas holiday season and a wonderful (hopefully better!) year in 2022. We look forward to s...
To all our fans and friends - there is going to be a live interview on Remember Then Radio (RTR), on Monday evening, November 8, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET. This is an on-line radi...
The photo here was sent to us by a long-time Ventures' fan from Australia, Luke Fence. He tells us that The Ventures' version of La Bamba was released in 1965 and, in early 1966, it became a hit at #1...
The past 18 months have been horrible for all of us, The Ventures being no exception - because there have been no live concerts, for obvious reasons. The answer to every question these days seems to...
Recently, when I was rummaging through all kinds of files, I came upon a small box full of color slides from the 1970s and early 1980s. Some of these were from a photo session done at Don Wilson's h...