June 17, 2009 - Bob Bogle, whose lead-guitar work with '60s surf-rock pioneers The Ventures influenced countless bands to come, has died at the age of 75.
October 29, 2003 - Los Straitjackets--an instrumental rock quartet that draws its inspiration from the likes of Link Wray, The Ventures and The Shadows--don their masks for a U.S. club tour that runs through the end of the year.
