Bob Bogle - Member of "The Ventures"

Bob Bogle,the co-founder and lead guitar for the 60's rock group, The Ventures died on June 14, 2009 at the age of 75 from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The group was most noted for their "surfing music" with their two greatest hits; "Walk Don't Run" and the theme song from the television series "Hawaii Five -O".

Mr Bogle co-founded the band in 1959 with Don Wilson. They were both working together at the time doing masonry work. "Walk Don't Run" made it to #2 on the Billboard charts in 1960. The "Hawaii Five-O" theme peaked at #4 in 1969. Between 1960 and 1972, they had 37 albums in the top 200.

The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.