Venturesmania with Nokie Edwards - Live at the Redondo Beach Pier, Redondo Beach, California - August 11, 2012 - Second Set Nokie Edwards: Guitar Deke Dickerson: Guitar Mel Bergman: Bass Chris "Sugarballs" Sprague: Drums
Awesome to watch Nokie on stage, he will definitely be missed. I saw him with the Ventures for the first time at the Birchmere back in 2012. I got to meet him after the show and he signed an album and a hat for me as well as Don Wilson, Bob Spalding and Leon Taylor. I was also lucky to see a few years later with the Ventures. He helped create a sound that will never die, the Surf Instrumental!!! RIP Nokie, you will never be forgotten and your music will keep inspiring musicians for a long long time! Thank You!
I grew up about a block from the Redondo pier, and I eventually moved to Eugene, Oregon, and was able to meet Nokie several times. He had a place out west of Eugene and he would throw a concert once a year there. So, this is bringing back memories of both those days-
So Fun!!! My friends dad gave me my 1st Cassette tape ever as a kid in 1968/1969 when he heard I had a brand new cassette tape player, but NO cassettes! It had Hawaii 5-0, Classical Gas (still my favorite version!), and other songs! This brings back warm memories!
Nokie es el rey pero Bob Boggle y Don Wilson son los creadores del surf un conjunto que hicieron historia para merecer estar en el Salón de la Fama del Rock
I started playing guitar about the time the Ventures came along. Don Wilson, Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, and Mel Taylor were the greatest. The only thing really missing from this video is that "Twang" from the Fender guitars they played in the old days, along with the use of the whammy bars.
