Totally Guitars Daily Video News 3/27/10
Just a point on The Ventures vs The Shadows, Both formed in 1958; however, the Shadows started life as a 4 piece backing band but The Ventures started as a duo not becoming a true 4 piece till the 60's. A possible reason The Shadows didn't get the acclaim in the US in those early days is maybe cos they were marketed as a Surf Band, which they weren't really. The Ventures have a very interesting website which has loads of trivia, in particular they outsold the beatles 2 - 1 in Japan, good going!