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The Ventures

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Aliases
The New Ventures
Years active
since 1958
Country
United States
Comments
Instrumental rock 'n' roll band formed in Tacoma, Washington. They are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.
Members
Nokie Edwards Guitar, bass guitar
Don Wilson Guitar, bass guitar
Bob Bogle
Mel Taylor Drums (1962-1972; 1979-1996)
Bob Spalding Guitar (1980-...)
Gerry McGee Lead guitar (1968-1972; 1985-2016)
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Title Performer Release date Originally by
i {Ju ni Gatsu no ame} June 19, 2013 Yumi Arai
i 1972 Willie Mitchell
i January 1966 Freddy Cannon
i 1974 Jim Croce
i June 12, 1996 (unknown)
i June 1967 The Monkees
i 1973 Gilbert O'Sullivan
i 1973 Richard Strauss and the Frankfurt City Orchestra
i   January 1963 The Shadows [GB] REL, Bert Weedon REC
i May 1969 Warren Burton and Company PRF, The Company [Hair, Original Cast] REC,REL, James Rado, Lynn Kellogg, Melba Moore and Company REL,PRF, The 5th Dimension
i 1973 Four Tops
i   January 1966 Billy Dee Williams PRF, Bobby Scott REC,REL
i June 12, 1996 Horst Jankowski - His Orchestra and Chorus
i 1999 Harold Faltermeyer, Jan Hammer
i August 1962 The Olympics
i 1974 Jim Croce
i June 12, 1996 The Astronauts
i February 1977 El Chicano
February 1966 Neal Hefti
i   March 1979 Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Don Reid REC,REL, June Knight PRF
i Bésame mucho The Ventures Unverified
i May 1961 Napua Stevens
i Black Sand Beach The Ventures 1967 Unverified
i 1974 Carpenters
October 1970 (unknown), Bob Dylan REC, The Chad Mitchell Trio REL
i November 1965 Doye O'Dell, Jackie deShannon
i   May 11, 1999 Jack Denny and His Orchestra - Vocal by Sonny Schuyler REC, Bing Crosby BRD
i July 1961 Shirley Ross
i   July 1961 Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
i September 1964 Les Baxter His Chorus and Orchestra
i May 19, 1962 Burl Ives
i February 1961 Leroy Anderson and His "Pops" Concert Orchestra
i Bombora The Ventures 1999 Unverified
i June 12, 1996 Preston Epps
i January 1969 Steppenwolf
i 1963 Ted Daffan's Texans
i   March 1979 Francisco Alves com Radamés Gnattali e sua Orquestra REC,REL, Araci Cortes PRF
i October 1970 Simon and Garfunkel
i May 1961 The Fireballs
i January 1962 Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
Covered by (2 artists)
i October 1970 Johnny Rivers
i January 1963 Orchester Ricardo Santos
i   June 1966 Barry McGuire REC, The Mama's and The Papa's REL
April 1963 Roy Orbison with Bob Moore's Orch. & Chorus
i October 1960 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i April 1963 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i December 1969 The Rascals
i February 1977 Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
i July 1961 André Claveau avec Jo Boyer et son orchestre, Georgia Gibbs with Orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser
i 1973 War [US]
i February 1970 Mason Williams
i May 1966 The Dave Bailey Quintet
i 1999 Tony Sheridan
i May 1968 The Box Tops
i March 1979 Hermanos Rigual y orquesta Chucho Zarzosa
i May 11, 1999 (unknown)
i March 1976 Bobby Womack
i 2002 (unknown), Jackie deShannon
i May 11, 1999 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
i March 1979 Waldyr Azevedo e seu conjunto
i   October 1970 P.J. Proby REC, Tom Jones REL
i February 1961 Jimmy Walker accompanied by Paul Westmoreland and His Pecos River Boys
i May 1969 Tommy Roe
i May 1969 Finders Keepers
i 1974 Jim Croce
i January 1969 Deacon Leon Davis and His Congregation
i 1973 Mike Berry
i 1973 Arthur Smith & Don Reno
i June 1966 The Byrds
i   March 1979 (unknown), Orquesta del Zoológico REL, (unknown performer) PRF
October 1970 The Beatles
i El watusi The Ventures August 1963 Unverified
i October 1970 Fred Neil
2002 José Feliciano
i January 1966 Little Willie John
i January 1969 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
i 1974 Jim Croce
i May 11, 1999 Duane Eddy, His 'Twangy' Guitar and The Rebels
i 1973 The Edgar Winter Group
i   June 1966 The Leighton Brothers REC, Paul Biese Trio REL
1971 Chicago
i November 1965 Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys, The Champs
i May 1969 Don Ho
i May 1969 Joe South
i December 1967 The Seekers
i 1973 Gilbert O'Sullivan
i February 1966 (unknown)
i May 1961 Bob Geddins Cavaliers
i 1971 The Spencer Davis Group
i March 31, 1961 Bert Weedon
i 2002 Meister Glee Singers
i   May 11, 1999 Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour and His Orchestra REC, Dinah Shore - Orchestra under the direction of Sonny Burke REL, Marlene Dietrich BRD
i February 1965 The Everly Brothers
i 1974 Carpenters
i June 1966 Lemme B. Good
  October 1970 Jill O'Hara and The Company REC,REL, Lynn Kellogg, Melba Moore and Company PRF
  April 1963 Lead Belly REL, Leadbelly REC
i 1967 Paul Revere & The Raiders
i August 1962 Dee Dee Sharp
i 1968 Hugh Masekela
i   March 1979 María Cervantes PRF, Adolfo Utrera - Nilo Menéndez y E. Lecuona al piano REC
i July 1961 The Easy Riders
i June 1966 Gary Lewis & The Playboys
i August 1966 Joe Sherman and The Arena Brass
i July 1961 (unknown performer)
i May 1968 The Vulcanes
i January 1963 Booker T. and The MG's
i December 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival
i December 1967 The Young Rascals
i March 1979 (unknown), Cuarteto Caney, (unknown)
i 1972 "Pine Top" Smith, Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother, The Rambler Trio featuring Arthur Smith
i 1971 Chér
i January 1966 The Vibrations
i   1966 The Raindrops [US] REC, The Summits REL
i June 12, 1996 Dave 'Baby' Cortez
i June 1967 The Turtles
i 2002 Waltham Abbey Choir PRF, Columbia Male Quartet REL, The Tornados
i February 1961 Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Jack Dumont, Alto Sax
i February 1961 Crowel Glee Club
i   May 11, 1999 Helen Desha Beamer and Samuel Kapu REL, Charles E. King PRF
i   August 1962 Carol Haney, John Raitt and Company PRF, Johnnie Ray - Orch. under dir. of Joe Reisman REC
October 1970 The Beatles
i   October 1960 Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Dick Robertson REL, Harold Richards REC
April 1963 Georgie Shaw with The Jimmy Leyden Singers - Orchestra directed by Jimmy Leyden
i October 1960 Bill Doggett
i December 1969 Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones
August 1963 Nat Kendricks and The Swans, The Dartells
i 1973 Seals and Crofts
i 1974 Jimmy Clanton with The Anne Phillips Singers
i May 1969 The Ronettes
i 1973 Johnny Nash
1965 The Rolling Stones
i 1963 Don Gibson
i February 1965 The Beatles
i 1999 The Crickets [US]
i 1974 Jim Croce
i 1974 Jim Croce
i 1965 Chris Kenner
i June 16, 1995 Yutaka Ozaki
i 1967 The Monkees
i 1971 The Spencer Davis Group
April 1963 "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm
i 1974 Carole King
i March 1979 Armando Manzanero
i 1963 Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two
i December 1969 (unknown), Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
i June 12, 1996 The John Barry Seven and Orchestra
i November 1965 Bobby Helms, Chuck Berry
i November 1965 Edison Male Quartette, Ray Charles
i 2002 (unknown), (unknown)
1968 The Rolling Stones
i 1973 Lori Lieberman
i 1965 El Jarocho
i October 1961 New Mayfair Dance Orchestra [Ray Noble]
December 1969 Chris Kenner
i May 1961 Floyd Cramer
i January 1963 Mar-Keys
i 1973 Gato Barbieri
i   October 1970 The Beatles REC, Aretha Franklin REL
i August 1963 The Routers
i January 1962 Chubby Checker
i January 1963 Sandy Nelson
i January 1966 The Knickerbockers
i January 1969 The Doors
December 1969 The Doors
i November 1962 The Champs
April 1963 Ray Sharpe
i 1973 Wings
November 1962 Little Eva
i February 1961 Ricky Nelson
i 1965 Richard Berry and The Pharaohs
i February 1970 Vicky
i February 1965 The Clovers
i 1974 Jim Croce
i 1963 Elsie Clark
i May 1969 Artie Schroeck
i August 1962 Little Richard
i March 31, 1961 Adrian Schubert & His Orch. ‑ Vocal Chorus Harold Van Emburgh
October 1970 Richard Harris [IE]
i 1971 (unknown)
i February 1977 The Mash
August 1962 Dee Dee Sharp
i August 1971 尾崎紀世彦 (Kiyohiko Ozaki)
i February 1977 Lalo Schifrin
i 2002 Brenda Lee, Gene Autry, Del Shannon
i May 1961 (unknown)
i August 1963 Chuck Berry
i January 1963 Bob Moore and His Orch.
i October 1970 The Beatles
i June 12, 1996 В. К. Трошин (Vladimir Troshin)
i   May 1968 Manfred Mann [band] REL, Bob Dylan and The Band REC
i Misirlou The Ventures July 9, 2014 Unverified
i   February 1970 Leonard Nimoy REL, Lalo Schifrin BRD
i June 1966 The Mama's and The Papa's
i January 1962 The Gamblers
i March 1976 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
i February 1961 (unknown performer)
i August 1963 Riz Ortolani e Nino Oliviero
i October 1960 Ivo Robić und Die Song-Masters
i October 1979 The Astronauts
i January 1962 Duane Eddy and His 'Twangy' Guitar
i November 1962 The Belairs [US1]
i December 1969 Bobby Goldsboro
i   December 1967 Al (He's the King) Hirt REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
i April 1962 Haydn Quartet
i 1973 Paul McCartney & Wings
i October 1960 The MGM Studio Orchestra
i February 1977 Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr.
i July 1964 Jackie deShannon
i October 1970 The Association
i January 1963 Melina Mercouri
i August 1963 U.S. Bonds
i October 1960 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Jimmy Forrest and All Star Combo
i December 1969 P.J. Proby
i January 1966 The T-Bones
i 2002 (unknown)
i 2002 (unknown)
i December 1967 Bobbie Gentry
i 1973 Hurricane Smith
i 1963 Don Gibson
i 2002 Emily Laurey
i February 1965 Roy Orbison and The Candy Men
i 1974 Jim Croce
i September 1964 The Clovers
i July 1964 The Champs
i 1974 Jim Croce
i January 1964 The Marketts
i August 1963 Johnnie & Joe
1971 Tito Puente
i 1963 Leon McAuliffe and His Western Swing Band
i 1971 Cat Stevens
i March 1979 Rita Montaner
i January 1964 The Pyramids [US]
i January 1963 Billy Joe & The Checkmates
i October 1960 Orquesta de Los Hermanos Domínguez
i 1966 The Changin' Times
i 1963 Chantay's
i March 1979 (unknown), David Rose and His Orchestra
i August 1962 The Coasters
i February 1977 Pat Williams Orchestra
i February 1977 Universal TV Sound Orchestra
April 1963 Eugene Church and The Fellows
i December 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival
i June 12, 1996 Les Baxter and His Orchestra
i October 1970 B.J. Thomas
i 1974 Carpenters
i January 1961 Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra
i October 1960 Bill Justis and His Orchestra
i May 1961 Link Wray and The Wraymen
i September 1967 Duane Eddy and His 'Twangy' Guitar
i   January 1963 Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Blackwell Lunsford REL, Carl T. Sprague REC
July 1961 Gene Ammons and His Sextet
i December 1967 Otis Redding
i Rhythm of the Rain The Ventures 1981 Unverified
i Rock Nuts The Ventures 1980 Unverified
i November 1965 Gene Autry and The Pinafores with Orchestral Acc., The Beatles
i August 1963 Del Shannon
i 1963 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
i November 1965 Big Bo and The Arrows - Vocal by Little Smitty, Harry Reser and His Orchestra, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
i May 1968 (unknown), Gordon Heath and Lee Payant, Simon and Garfunkel
i August 1962 The Marksmen [US2]
December 1967 The Four Voices [US1]
i January 1966 The Challengers [US2]
i February 1965 The Shirelles
i January 1962 The Wailers [US]
i 1971 Paul Anka
i January 1966 Gary Lewis & The Playboys
i February 1965 The Zombies
i 2002 Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber
i   November 1965 Bing Crosby and Carol Richards REL, Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell REC
i 1974 The Kids [Sesame Street]
i   September 1964 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra REC, Ray Bolger, Tamara Geva and George Church PRF
listen on Internet Archive i October 1960 Santo & Johnny
i November 1965 Boston Pops Orchestra, Johnny Smith
i   June 1966 The Weavers REL, Cleveland Simmons Group REC
i 1972 Bill Black's Combo
i 1967 The Royal Guardsmen
i November 1965 (unknown)
i August 1963 The Sheiks
i May 1968 Michel Polnareff
i 1973 Manu Dibango
i March 1979 Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra
i 1974 Jim Croce
October 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears
i May 1969 Classics IV, Mike Sharpe
i May 11, 1999 Waring's Pennsylvanians
i 1967 Four Tops
i February 1977 Leonard Nimoy
i 1963 Sylvester Weaver, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
i May 11, 1999 The Duals
i September 1964 Mr. Acker Bilk with The Leon Young String Chorale
i October 1970 Bert Kaempfert
i June 1967 The Beatles
i February 1977 Pat Williams Orchestra
i May 11, 1999 Dennis Lotis with The Tony Osborne Orchestra and The Beryl Stott Chorus
i 1963 Gid Tanner and His Skillet-Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen, Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland
i October 1970 The Archies
i August 1963 Kyu Sakamoto
i 1966 The Lovin' Spoonful
i   August 1962 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i May 1968 Eddie Cochran
i December 1967 Mieko Hirota - Billy Taylor Trio
i January 1969 Cream
i 1974 Delaney & Bonnie and Friends featuring Eric Clapton
i 1973 Stevie Wonder
i 1981 Go-Go's
i December 1969 Mark James [US1]
i Swan Lake The Ventures 1970 Unverified
i   February 1977 Rhythm Heritage REL, Barry De Vorzon BRD
i November 1962 Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Donald Novis
October 1970 Neil Diamond
i 1966 Tommy Roe
i May 11, 1999 Cuarteto Machín
i July 1964 The Wailers [US]
i June 12, 1996 Sandy Nelson
i January 1963 The Tornados
i January 1963 The Champs
i March 1979 (unknown)
i   2002 Nat "King" Cole [Trio] REC, The King Cole Trio with String Choir REL
i June 8, 1964 The Dakotas
i February 1970 Ennio Morricone
i 1968 Cliff Nobles & Co.
i September 1964 Ashley and Foster
i 1965 Dobie Gray
i May 1969 The Box Tops
i January 1963 The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert
i June 12, 1996 Del Ray and The Roamers, Jack Nitzsche
i   February 1966 The Gallants - Arranged and conducted by H.B. Barnum REL, Jerry Goldsmith BRD
i Theme, "Airport 1975" The Ventures 1975 Unverified
i May 1969 Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
i 1971 Isaac Hayes
i Theme from The Endless Summer The Ventures 1967 Unverified
i 1973 Carol Lynley [dubbed by Renee Armand]
i 1973 Vicki Lawrence
i July 1964 Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
i June 1966 Nancy Sinatra
i October 1970 Simon and Garfunkel
i 1973 (unknown), Johnny Mathis with Ray Conniff and His Orchestra
i January 1962 Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
i August 1962 The Orlons
i January 1969 The Band
i 1966 Nat Adderley
i 1974 Richard Chamberlain - Cond. by Burt Bacharach
i October 1970 Alexander Vertinsky
i 1974 Jim Croce
i August 1971 加藤和彦と北山修 (Osamu Kitayama, Kazuhiko Kato)
i February 1961 Fireballs
December 1967 Lulu
i May 11, 1999 Bobby Lewis - Orchestra conducted by Joe Rene
i May 1961 Chet Atkins
i May 11, 1999 Ricky Nelson
i   May 11, 1999 Kitty Kallen REL, Bing Crosby - Grace Kelly REC
December 1969 Wilson Pickett, Edwin Starr
i 1971 The Grass Roots
i December 1967 Stevie Wonder
i   October 1970 The 5th Dimension REL, The Sunshine Company REC
i November 1962 Frankie Avalon - Orch. & Chor. directed by Peter De Angelis
i 1963 (unknown), Hugh Cross
i 1967 The Capitols - Arr. & Cond. by Mike Terry, The Young-Holt Trio
i February 1961 The Wailers [US]
i May 1960 Johnny Smith
i 1968 Chris Kenner
i May 11, 1999 Bobby Vee - With The Johnny Mann Singers
April 1963 The Everly Brothers
i August 1963 Cannon's Jug Stompers
June 1967 The Five Americans
i 2002 (unknown)
i   1974 Roger Nichols and Paul Williams REC, Paul Williams [US1] BRD, Freddie Allen REL
i November 1965 (unknown)
i 1980 Ray Charles
i 1971 George Harrison
i December 1967 Gilbert Bécaud - Orch. dir. : Raymond Bernard
i May 1961 The String-A-Longs
i February 1965 Jackie deShannon
i   November 1965 Bing Crosby & Marjorie Reynolds [dubbed by Martha Mears] BRD, Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC,REL
i July 1961 Dave Gardner
1965 Thee Midniters
i 1971 Muddy Waters, Led Zeppelin
October 1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival
i 1966 The Wild Ones
i 1963 (unknown), Carter Family
i   1971 Jimmy Cliff REL, Cat Stevens REC
i   December 1967 The Association REL, Ruthann Friedman REC
i 1963 Chet Atkins
i 2002 Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash
i August 1963 The Surfaris [US1]
i 1965 Big Bo and The Arrows - Vocal by Little Smitty, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
i July 1961 (unknown), Katherine Dunham and Ensemble
i December 1967 The Beatles
i 1973 Carpenters
i 1963 The Pine Ridge Boys
i 1973 Stevie Wonder
i 1972 The Bim Bam Boos
i March 1979 Tito Schipa
i {Anohini kaeritai} June 19, 2013 荒井由実 (Yumi Arai)
i June 19, 2013 Yumi Arai
i {Yasashisa ni tsutsumareta nara} June 19, 2013 荒井由実 (Yumi Arai)
i {Rouge no dengon} June 19, 2013 荒井由実 (Yumi Arai)
i {Sotsugyō shashin} June 19, 2013 Hi-Fi Set
i {Haru yo, koi} June 19, 2013 松任谷由実 {Yumi Matsutoya} (Yumi Arai)
i {Toki wo kakeru shōjo} June 19, 2013 原田知世 (Tomoyo Harada)
i {Manatsu no yoru no yume} June 19, 2013 松任谷由実 {Yumi Matsutoya} (Yumi Arai)