3/14/2018 by Ron Hart - 7:06PM
...[ But Nokie, one of the great Native American rock icons, never let the soul of the band get swept away in a sea of cheese. Instead The Ventures surfed its waves straight into the hearts of guitar scholars across the generations. Surf music continues to maintain a presence in the periphery of the American consciousness through reruns of the '66 Batman series, its heavy use in Pulp Fiction and -- perhaps most prominently -- the incidental music featured on SpongeBob SquarePants. But it was the uncompromising inventiveness by which Nokie Edwards employed that still makes surf music such an inspirational touchstone for each new generation of rock bands, the latest of which includes such exciting young acts as La Luz, Dead Coast and The Buttertones barrel riding through the guitarist's legacy of innovation and daring. ]...
...[ "The 2000 Pound Bee Parts 1 & 2"
Though they made music that repped SoCal surf culture, The Ventures originated in Tacoma, Washington, the same town that gave us The Sonics. But before their hometown homeboys would revolutionize guitar rock in 1965 with Here Come The Sonics, Nokie took the FUZZ PEDAL (click for details) for a test run in 1962 with this aptly named instrumental. If you are looking for the true ground zero for grunge, don't look beyond the "Bee." ]...
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Continue reading the full article on the billboard website: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8247406/nokie-edwards-10-essential-songs-the-ventures
