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The Ventures

The Ventures (venture — a risky undertaking, adventure) is an American music group playing instrumental rock and surf rock. Founded in 1958 in the city of Tacoma, state of Washington; the group's founders are musicians Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. Experimenting with styles, over time the group exerted a huge influence on the development of music all over the world. The Ventures is included in the list of best-selling groups; as of the present moment, over 100 million records have been sold in the world. In 2008, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With its virtuosity of performance and experimentation with guitar sound, the group set the foundation for a huge number of new musical groups, thereby earning the status The Band that Launched a Thousand Bands[1]. After a decline in popularity in the USA in the 1970s, the group did not cease to be popular in a number of other countries, for example, in Japan, where they are in demand to this day. The group's discography counts more than 60 studio albums, over 30 live ones, and more than 72 singles. At certain stages, the group experimented with different styles; among the discography are recordings in the styles of surf, country, twist, elements of psychedelic rock, and so on.