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EIGHTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “(Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay” by Otis Redding peaked this week at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, March 10 through April 06, 1968. (Source: Billboard)
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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1968 GO HERE.
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THE VENTURES IN SPACE is an album by the guitar-based instrumental group the Ventures, released in 1964. Information on the slip cover states that all the unique, unworldly sounds featured in the album’s tracks were made with musical instruments, rather than with electronic devices. It was one of the first albums on which the group played the new Mosrite brand guitars instead of their traditional Fender instruments. The album was released in January 1964 on the Dolton label, and was recorded in October 1963.
The principal members were rhythm guitarist Don Wilson (b. Feb. 10, 1933, Tacoma, Wash., U.S.), bassist Bob Bogle (b. Jan. 16, 1934, Portland, Ore.—d. June 14, 2009, Vancouver, Wash.), guitarist Nokie Edwards (b. May 9, 1935,–d. March 12, 2018), drummer Mel Taylor (b. Sept. 24, 1933, New York, N.Y.—d. Aug. 11, 1996, Tarzana, Calif.)
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Nole Floyd “Nokie” Edwards, original bassist and later guitarist for the Ventures, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018. He was 82. (Source: Wikipedia, Brittanica.com, and Discogs)
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A MCRFB Note: For the complete track listing from this album GO HERE.
