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PLAY APACHE: 1971
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MEETING WITH THE VENTURES 50 YEARS LATER
50th Anniversary Show at McPhillips Station Casino
Winnipeg ~ January 17, 2011
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* In the early '60s we were the house band at the Brandon Roller Rink.
We had a chance to meet and perform with many top acts: Rockin' Conway
Twitty with Al Bruno on guitar, Elvis's Memphis buddies Johnny and Dorsey
Burnette, top Blues acts, Chad Allan and the Reflections, the Fireballs
. . . and the VENTURES.
* Those were the days before we did many vocals and we often played
guitar instrumentals for the whole gig. . . which led me on a constant
search for guitar records: Ventures, Shadows, Fireballs, Duane Eddy,
Chet Atkins, Wes Dakus, Champs, Lonnie Mack, Link Wray, Spotnicks, and
many one-hit wonders such as Jorgen Ingmann, String-A-Longs, Surfaris,
Chantays, Rebels, Tornadoes, Pyramids, et al. I went so far as to import
all the Shadows records from England and the band worked out synchronized
steps to accompany the tunes.
* It was great to have the chance to meet again with the two surviving
members of the original Ventures that influenced so many guitarists through
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