the Ventures remain the most popular instrumental act of all time and one of the most popular bands ever in Japan. They charted five times on Keener with tunes like “Slaughter on 10th Avenue”, “Secret Agent Man”, “Fugitive” and the classics “Walk, Don’t Run” and “Hawaii Five-0”.

Many consider them a surf-rock band, but their music predated the genre and they never defined themselves as such.

When one of the founding members, Bob Bogle, passed away this week, we broke out “Walk, Don’t Run” and “Hawaii Five-0” and turned up the volume. Here’s video from their 2008 induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.