Several years ago I had the distinct honor of performing with the Ventures along with Skunk Baxter & Jeff Cook from Alabama filling in on bass. Truly one of the biggest thrills of my life. Every one of them is not only a first-rate musician, but they are all first rate humans. True gentlemen to the core. If any of them are reading this, please accept my heartfelt gratitude and thanks for your kindness, support & for turning my "rock & roll fantasy" into reality.
Skunk is absolutely amazing with the steel guitar and makes it look easy. Classics such as House of The Rising Sun, Sleep Walk, Pipeline, Diamond Head, Wipe Out, Hawaii 5.0 and Apache. The Ventures always did their unique interpretations to these tunes and never copied the artists who composed and recorded them originally. Sleepwalk was composed and recorded originally by siblings, Santo and Johnny Farina Nokie Edwards was a master on the guitar. Made it look so easy. RIP Nokie Edwards.
The Santo and Johnny original version was one of the most important records in Rock and roll History. MANY great guitarists of Rock and Roll were moved by its simple, and yet very emotive adolescent passion ( Yes passion thats what it created) There have been a lot of very good versions, and every one will have their favourites. I myself find this version very emotive .espcially on the key change at 1.37. Takes me back to being 13 or 14 again. Lovely memories.
I just cant say enough, how great is this? I met Noki in 2007, and I love him and his music! This song pulls me inside out emotionally, the memories attached--- absolutely beautiful composition!
Its strange but considering he was and has been the lead guitarist of the most succesful and longest lasting instrumental guitar band Noki is a tremendously underrated guitarist amongst the rock generation and younger. When it comes to melodic playing few can match him. He does things so well they look easy a good trick unlike so many rock guitarist who do easy things and pose and make them look hard.
Este es un video que no tiene comparación.- Melodía bellísima de Santo y Johny, los intérpretes: GENIALES. y la intervención de Jeff Beck: SOBERBIA. Hasta ahorita, no he escuchado una versión mejor. Gracias por subirla. Yo tengo el DVD de esta versión.
Negative criticism just comes from ignorance of what music is all about. If a 100 artists recorded the same song, they would expect it to be exactly the same as the original. Robotic in nature. Artists always put their own stamp on a song...its called interpretation 'people.' This is a lovely rendition....better?....worse?...neither...just a fantastic version....period! Apparently missed was the great vibe Jeff was having with his heroes. Thank you for posting this.
The great Carlos Santana said this, "Give ten guitarists, the same exact guitar, strings, picks, amplifiers, the same settings...and you will have ten different sounding guitarists." One more...One day at a rehearsal, the Van Halen Band were rehearsing. During a break, Sammy Hagar asked Eddie if he could play his guitar....Eddie said sure......So Sammy picked up his guitar and started playing it. Sammy stopped and told Eddie, "Hey Man..can you put the settings back like you had when you were playing?" Eddie told him, "I haven't touched a thing!"
La estoy escuchando ya 10 veces y no me cansa....como pupeline..apache.. bimbo...todas...Nokie Nokie..xq te fuiste? Porque se fueron Bob? Mel? Gerry? Dios...nunca mas habrán musicos como estos...Dios bendiga a Don, bob spalding, lion y a este boy que toca sensacional!!!!
Que maravillosooo espectacular....me asombra ese instrunento tan hermoso...su sonido tan bello...y un maestro el muchacho que lo toca...realmente fabuloso...y que coordinacion con los demas VENTURES ....realmente maravilloso...no tengo palabras....Gracias por tan hermosas melodias...gracias por postearlas... me emociono...😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭💋❤
When I was about 5 my dad brought out a guitar and amp which I've never seen before and he cranked out walk don't run and it sounded so beautiful I bought him tickets to see the ventures for his birthday and tonight we are going to see them for the first time ever and we will be together.
Es una bendicion esta melodia!!!! "THE VENTURES" inigualables!!!!! Los amo!!!!❤💋 hoy es 14/ 10/ 2019 aun muy sentida por la partida de Nokie y de Gerry....R.I.P.😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😢
Skunkster on pedal steel. Loved the Steely Dan tunes w/ him doing pedal, like "Pearl of the Quarter" and "East St Louis Toodle-loo". Lots of fantastic live Ventures videos, for sure.
Daniel Hudelson lotz of people dont like it if itz not original, but come on this is raw talent at its best, itz mystical its soothing, itzzzz gooood!...😎
Wonderful cover, and a step back through time, to when music was played by Musicians, and Talent was the driving force. Today's artists would do well to learn from these examples.
Santo and Johnny when I was sixteen. Sixty years later, Richie Valens now on the one our loop to slide into sleep. Just heard this version by the Ventures, and I love it, too. All there guys are true artists. SLEEPWALK, however you hear it, is wonderful.
Brilliant! This song and When the Levee Breaks defines Led Zeppelin. I have always been a blues purist, but I love the electric when it can stand on its own. "Benjamin Franklin didn't discover electricity, Muddy Waters did"!
Yep. I stopped at 1:45 when he started mucking around and lost the beautiful simplicity of that melody. Up till then I just thought his tone was crap compared to Johnny and Santo.
I disagree. The original is, well, original! This version makes use of technology that didn't exist when the original was written. It is ANOTHER artist's interpretation of a superb tune. Better, Worse, Same? ALL is subjective! :-)
Whilst this is true, they did it their way and didn't try to copy Santo and Johnny. These guys really put themselves individually into everything they ever did.
Brothers Santo and Johnny composed this orginally, but I agree, The Ventures didn't try to copy Santo and Johnny, they did their own interpretation of Sleepwalk
Absolutely COOL!!.A great song by just about anyone.Once again, The Ventures make it their own.Skunk gets to play along with his heroes, how great that must have been.Thanks Nokie,Don,Skunk.May you R.I.P. Bob and Mel.We all have something else to look forward to, when we get there.Thanks again for the many good years of music, guys!!
I absolutely love this and all music by Mr. Edwards. I learned to jive to the music of the ventures and that wasn't yesterday. I am so happy to hear that Mr. Edwards' health is greatly improving. Many prayers answered for sure , for him and his lovely wife, miss Judy. God Bless
Skunk's Defense consulting career Baxter fell into his second profession almost by accident. In the mid-1980s, Baxter's interest in music recording technology led him to wonder about hardware and software that was originally developed for military use, i.e. data-compression algorithms and large-capacity storage devices. As it happened, his next-door neighbor was a retired engineer who had worked on the Sidewinder missile program. This neighbor bought Baxter a subscription to Aviation Week magazine, provoking his interest in additional military-oriented publications and missile defense systems in particular. Backed by several influential Capitol Hill lawmakers, Baxter received a series of security clearances so he could work with classified information. In 1995, Pennsylvania Republican congressman Curt Weldon, then the chairman of the House Military Research and Development Subcommittee, nominated Baxter to chair the Civilian Advisory Board for Ballistic Missile Defense.
fantastic! unique sound! just like sleepwalking, really! electric hawaiian guitar... wow!... i haven't heard one in decades!... a standout, that guy!... an added-value to Ventures which i'd been a fan of for half-a-century! ..... Godblesyu all!
For those of you who don't know, the instrument Jeff is playing is called: The Cat in the Box. There is a real cat inside that instrument, you can hear him meoww everytime he plays a chord.
Que melodia tan bella...para oirla en una puesta del sol en la playa..en una fogata...despues de un .hermoso correr olas!!!!! The ventures gracias y gracias al muchcho de bigotes que toca igualmente lindoo la guitarra de cuerdas metalicas....GRACIAS❤💋❤💋❤💋❤💋❤💋❤
Jeff Baxter - on steelguitar - sure enjoy what he is doing!!! This is the true message of music: enjoy and give people a good time and a smile! THANX JEFF..............GOD BLESS!
Several years ago I had the distinct honor of performing with the Ventures along with Skunk Baxter & Jeff Cook from Alabama filling in on bass. Truly one of the biggest thrills of my life. Every one of them is not only a first-rate musician, but they are all first rate humans. True gentlemen to the core. If any of them are reading this, please accept my heartfelt gratitude and thanks for your kindness, support & for turning my "rock & roll fantasy" into reality.
SENSATIONAL LOVED YOU ARE VERY COOL TOO HUGS, GOD BLESS YOU!🥰🤩💝💌
I really envy you. The Ventures were my all time favorite
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What happened to them?
Is anyone listening to this? I’ve got huge goosebumps all over my body!
goosebumps here too
Goosebumps here as well
The original was done by two brothers Santos & Johnny, in the early 60’s, I have the album.
@@islgrl292 : I like the version of Santo & Johnny!👍👍👍
Yes, I'm still listening to it 👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎶🎼🎵🎧
Jeff Baxter is great. As a child of the sixties, I have always loved this song, and Walk Don't Run.
Nokie doesn't get the recognition he deserves imho...he is in outstanding guitar player......phenomenal musician!!!!
Nokie should be rated right up there with Hank Garland - Leon Rhodes - and all the rest of the virtuosos !
One of my favorite guitarists of all time, and I’m a diehard metal guy. But man Nokie is an enigma on guitar.
The original has always been my favorite. But this one by the Ventures with Jeff Baxter is fantastic.
Marvelous!! Always loved this song. I'm so glad to see them up close as they are playing the instruments, especially the steel guitar.
Hello Nancy, How are you doing?
One of the best, the Ventures 👍🎸🎸🎸🎸
Skunk is absolutely amazing with the steel guitar and makes it look easy.
Classics such as House of The Rising Sun, Sleep Walk, Pipeline, Diamond Head, Wipe Out, Hawaii 5.0 and Apache.
The Ventures always did their unique interpretations to these tunes and never copied the artists who composed and recorded them originally.
Sleepwalk was composed and recorded originally by siblings, Santo and Johnny Farina
Nokie Edwards was a master on the guitar. Made it look so easy. RIP Nokie Edwards.
beieve me its not easy must looks that way g
@@edwardkujawa it takes years of practice to master the steel guitar, I agree there. It is not as easy as it looks.
Love this steel players enthusiasm. Here's an example of the truth, "the first part of loving your job is doing it well."
The Santo and Johnny original version was one of the most important records in Rock and roll History. MANY great guitarists of Rock and Roll were moved by its simple, and yet very emotive adolescent passion ( Yes passion thats what it created) There have been a lot of very good versions, and every one will have their favourites. I myself find this version very emotive .espcially on the key change at 1.37. Takes me back to being 13 or 14 again. Lovely memories.
I just cant say enough, how great is this? I met Noki in 2007, and I love him and his music! This song pulls me inside out emotionally, the memories attached---
absolutely beautiful composition!
Great "cover" of an enduring classic by the Ventures and Jeff Baxter!!
DAMN Skunk.....you brought TEARS TO MY EYE'S!!! JUST MAGNIFICENT........🎸❤
He's an idiot and destroys e song.
Its strange but considering he was and has been the lead guitarist of the most succesful and longest lasting instrumental guitar band Noki is a tremendously underrated guitarist amongst the rock generation and younger. When it comes to melodic playing few can match him. He does things so well they look easy a good trick unlike so many rock guitarist who do easy things and pose and make them look hard.
I do so agree. Nokie was a truly brilliant musician.
Still has that cool but kinda sad, memory of school days and the last dance at the prom...
We all grow old but that is no cause to be sad. Try to be happy and enjoy life, and appreciate we have lived longer than many others. Regards.
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🎸🎸 Je jouais ce morceau en 1966 avec mon groupe
Je kif cette mélodie
Magnifique époque,!!
😘 💥
🥰 Another wonderful Blast from the Past ....Thank you for all of the Great Memories. Love listening to all of our Oldies But Goodies...Everyday.💞😊
Hermosa musicaa!!!! Oh que manera de manejar ese instrumento realmente, precioso!!!!
Este es un video que no tiene comparación.- Melodía bellísima de Santo y Johny, los intérpretes: GENIALES. y la intervención de Jeff Beck: SOBERBIA. Hasta ahorita, no he escuchado una versión mejor. Gracias por subirla. Yo tengo el DVD de esta versión.
yo si he escuchado una mejor..........la de Santo y Jhonny!!!!
Es Jeff Baxter hermano
Oh god this piece of music is just unbelievable tnx for all those involved
Negative criticism just comes from ignorance of what music is all about. If a 100 artists recorded the same song, they would expect it to be exactly the same as the original. Robotic in nature. Artists always put their own stamp on a song...its called interpretation 'people.'
This is a lovely rendition....better?....worse?...neither...just a fantastic version....period! Apparently missed was the great vibe Jeff was having with his heroes.
Thank you for posting this.
Well said!! :)
Gold
The great Carlos Santana said this, "Give ten guitarists, the same exact guitar, strings, picks, amplifiers, the same settings...and you will have ten different sounding guitarists."
One more...One day at a rehearsal, the Van Halen Band were rehearsing. During a break, Sammy Hagar asked Eddie if he could play his guitar....Eddie said sure......So Sammy picked up his guitar and started playing it. Sammy stopped and told Eddie, "Hey Man..can you put the settings back like you had when you were playing?" Eddie told him, "I haven't touched a thing!"
I think I like just about every version of this song I have heard
I have to agree...and I've heard a lot of verions
Jeff Baxter is enjoyng it and having fun with the music 200%!!! that's what the music means to me...
My dad loved the Ventures! Rest in Peace, Daddy! I love you!!
My Dad's favorite band and I lost him on April 23, 2023.
La estoy escuchando ya 10 veces y no me cansa....como pupeline..apache.. bimbo...todas...Nokie Nokie..xq te fuiste? Porque se fueron Bob? Mel? Gerry? Dios...nunca mas habrán musicos como estos...Dios bendiga a Don, bob spalding, lion y a este boy que toca sensacional!!!!
Amazing! Brings back wonderful memories of the 60's. Now 75 year old lady.
Que maravillosooo espectacular....me asombra ese instrunento tan hermoso...su sonido tan bello...y un maestro el muchacho que lo toca...realmente fabuloso...y que coordinacion con los demas VENTURES ....realmente maravilloso...no tengo palabras....Gracias por tan hermosas melodias...gracias por postearlas... me emociono...😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😭💋❤
Sin palabras....lo escucho... y disfruto de tan maravillosa música...y grandes talentos de la música!!! Gracias!!!!❤👏❤👏❤👏❤👏
Outstanding performance by Jeff Baxter here, man is a legend. This is my favorite rendition of Sleep Walk
Eu amo essas musicas e não sabia quem interpretava! Parabéns e obrigada por compartilhar!
Hello Helena, How are you doing?
Wonderful music! Amazing band!
The Ventures, was my first Lp, ever, i wore it out, it was in stereo !
Não me canso de ouvir...Ainda mais com The Ventures e como sempre o talento na havaiana de Jeff Baxter!!!
Simply UNBELIEVABLE. Up all night watching Ventures vids.
Amazing! One of the best versions for sure.
one of the best guitar instrumental ever. .
One of if not the best cover of this tune I've heard. God bless stay safe Rock on and on.
Beautiful instramental...done by so many great bands...including the Ventures
Jeff Baxter seems like the coolest guy to jam with!! This is so good
Bogle, Wilson, Nokie, Mel and Skunk! love it!
When I was about 5 my dad brought out a guitar and amp which I've never seen before and he cranked out walk don't run and it sounded so beautiful I bought him tickets to see the ventures for his birthday and tonight we are going to see them for the first time ever and we will be together.
So how did it go?
I hope it went well
These are the masters of JAMMING! These are the godfathers that taught everyone HOW to jam! Besides of course the improv Jazz greats.
Es una bendicion esta melodia!!!! "THE VENTURES" inigualables!!!!! Los amo!!!!❤💋 hoy es 14/ 10/ 2019 aun muy sentida por la partida de Nokie y de Gerry....R.I.P.😢😭😢😭😢😭😢😢
musicas inesquecíveis e maravilhosas,bons tempos
Loved since a kid many decades
Quelle musique....Avec eux on ne part pas à l'aventure musicale, on sait que ce sera BEAU et je marche doucement dans ma tet.
Skunkster on pedal steel. Loved the Steely Dan tunes w/ him doing pedal, like "Pearl of the Quarter" and "East St Louis Toodle-loo".
Lots of fantastic live Ventures videos, for sure.
Daniel Hudelson lotz of people dont like it if itz not original, but come on this is raw talent at its best, itz mystical its soothing, itzzzz gooood!...😎
Show! Guitarra Hawaiana muito agradável, banda Espetacular!!!
I love the version the most. So sweet
This was my mom and dad’s song. My dad taught me and my brother how to play guitar. We learned all these Ventures’ songs.
Wonderful cover, and a step back through time, to when music was played by Musicians, and Talent was the driving force. Today's artists would do well to learn from these examples.
QUEM SABE TOCA ESSES INSTRUMENTOS MARAVILHOSOS.........QUEM NÃO SABE, FICA OUVINDO E APRECIANDO...PARABÉNS A TODOS, TOCAM MUITO05/06/2019
Santo and Johnny when I was sixteen. Sixty years later, Richie Valens now on the one our loop to slide into sleep. Just heard this version by the Ventures, and I love it, too. All there guys are true artists. SLEEPWALK, however you hear it, is wonderful.
Hoy
17/ 10/ 19 aun muy triste por la partida de Gerry... R.I.P a todos los que se han ido!!!!!😢😭😢😭😢y gracias por brindarnos su talento de la musica!!!
Jeff did a great job of a different steel guitar interpretation for this tune.
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is excellent -- remember that he's made major contributions as one of the Doobie Bros. and as part of Steely Dan.
Mick DeLeon Don’t forget he was also a Lead guitarist in the group “Spirit”.
When was Skunk with the Dan? Saw them live a few years ago, excellent show. They did Aja there too.
I saw Skunk with the Doobies at the Philly Spectrum
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My favorite Jeff solo was on " My Old School ".....Steely Dan !
i can still remember my dad an the gang jamming to these guys !! im 53 now great times
Brilliant! This song and When the Levee Breaks defines Led Zeppelin. I have always been a blues purist, but I love the electric when it can stand on its own. "Benjamin Franklin didn't discover electricity, Muddy Waters did"!
From the absolute best time of music. Great stuff!!
MAN SKUNK REALLY SHINES ON THIS TUNE, HE FITS RIGHT IN, AND THAT NO-KEY (THE BIG COWBOY) HE IS AWESOME, WHAT A "PRESENCE....
That big cowboy is the legendary Nokie Edwards...
A picker's picker!!
@@jameswagoner469 Thanks for that; I was wondering. Skilled as all get out!
Jeff and the Ventures! Not sure how they got together but picked the perfect song
Hello Elaine, How are you doing?
No me canso de ver el video y oir su musica tan hermosa!!!! Gracias my dear friends...saludos desde Lima Perú South America
Jeff - the skunk - Baxter super great guitarist played with steely dan and was a session musician cool and fast with style !
Uau!!!!! Adoro os The Ventures !!!!!
I think I just melted, I love the extra solos.
Fantastique... de la vraie musique !!!
I have been listening to various versions of "sleep walk" al night! and no one comes close to santos and johhny!
Same here
all diferent, obviously...
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Yep. I stopped at 1:45 when he started mucking around and lost the beautiful simplicity of that melody. Up till then I just thought his tone was crap compared to Johnny and Santo.
I disagree. The original is, well, original! This version makes use of technology that didn't exist when the original was written. It is ANOTHER artist's interpretation of a superb tune. Better, Worse, Same? ALL is subjective! :-)
Love the Venture’s. But this song belongs to Santo and Johnny.
Whilst this is true, they did it their way and didn't try to copy Santo and Johnny. These guys really put themselves individually into everything they ever did.
Brothers Santo and Johnny composed this orginally, but I agree, The Ventures didn't try to copy Santo and Johnny, they did their own interpretation of Sleepwalk
Far superior to Santo and Johnny. These are much better musicians and probably one of the best covers of any song I’ve ever heard.
Sleepwalk is my favo song
One of the best version for Sleep Walk
Absolutely COOL!!.A great song by just about anyone.Once again, The Ventures make it their own.Skunk gets to play along with his heroes, how great that must have been.Thanks Nokie,Don,Skunk.May you R.I.P. Bob and Mel.We all have something else to look forward to, when we get there.Thanks again for the many good years of music, guys!!
Красиво!!!!🎸🎸👍👍👍
RIP NOKIE! We lost a legend
I listen to these guys about once a month. My inspiration in the sixties.
I absolutely love this and all music by Mr. Edwards. I learned to jive to the music of the ventures and that wasn't yesterday.
I am so happy to hear that Mr. Edwards' health is greatly improving. Many prayers answered for sure , for him and his lovely wife, miss Judy. God Bless
Great take on this classic!! Nice.
Jeffs Mimik is soo geil.
die spielen den Song so schöön, der strahlt richtig ;-))
This song is just amazing.
Always as fresh when zi first heard way back in 1961.
Skunk's Defense consulting career
Baxter fell into his second profession almost by accident. In the mid-1980s, Baxter's interest in music recording technology led him to wonder about hardware and software that was originally developed for military use, i.e. data-compression algorithms and large-capacity storage devices. As it happened, his next-door neighbor was a retired engineer who had worked on the Sidewinder missile program. This neighbor bought Baxter a subscription to Aviation Week magazine, provoking his interest in additional military-oriented publications and missile defense systems in particular. Backed by several influential Capitol Hill lawmakers, Baxter received a series of security clearances so he could work with classified information. In 1995, Pennsylvania Republican congressman Curt Weldon, then the chairman of the House Military Research and Development Subcommittee, nominated Baxter to chair the Civilian Advisory Board for Ballistic Missile Defense.
fascinating
And on Capitol Hill, they STILL call him "SKUNK"! 👍
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Jeff Baxter master strings!
MAN WAY BEYOND YOUR YEARS.....I LOVE YOU GUYS
Hello Heather, How are you doing?
fantastic! unique sound! just like sleepwalking, really! electric hawaiian guitar... wow!... i haven't heard one in decades!... a standout, that guy!... an added-value to Ventures which i'd been a fan of for half-a-century! ..... Godblesyu all!
Sleep walk.. Don't run
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J0RGE DIEGO TESTA Debes estar gordo :v
J0RGE DIEGO TESTA
(slowly claps) bravo!
:)
best damned version of this song I ever heard....Sorry Mr. Beck...have a seat on this one!
One of the great guitarist the man with hat 😁👍🎸🎸🎸🎼🎵🎶
So beautiful nice memories 1966 from Lima Peru keep playing
For those of you who don't know, the instrument Jeff is playing is called: The Cat in the Box.
There is a real cat inside that instrument, you can hear him meoww everytime he plays a chord.
yes thats a very cool instrument, i have build one my self
It also is referred to as a "cheese slicer". Very handy in the kitchen.
The Ventures = Bad Asses
Que melodia tan bella...para oirla en una puesta del sol en la playa..en una fogata...despues de un .hermoso correr olas!!!!! The ventures gracias y gracias al muchcho de bigotes que toca igualmente lindoo la guitarra de cuerdas metalicas....GRACIAS❤💋❤💋❤💋❤💋❤💋❤
Skunk Baxter and Nokie...what a treat..I had the pleasure of meeting them both...
"Skunk" Baxter is the man!!!
Que hermoso !!!!!
Magnificent! These people have created a classic.
I never heard such a Amazing music for long time ... Hats Off !!!
This guy is so fucking badass at the lap guitar O.O
MrAlb0t Yes, particularly if you think he also works as a defense consultant and chairs a Congressional Advisory Board on missile defense.
Rafael de Faria OH! Thanks for the info!i'm very impressed! xD That dude knows his shit!
A LIKE BEAUTIFUL MELODY THANCK FOR YOU VENTURES
The Ventures FANTASTIC.
The Ventures, my favorite 🎶🎼🎵🎸🎸🎸🎸
this is music
Skunk Baxter! From the Doobie Brothers.
+pmccachren And Nils Lofgren
...and Steely Dan.
Absolutely Amazing! Thank you Carl and Lesia ! ! ! ......
Hello Teresa, How are you doing?
Jeff Baxter - on steelguitar - sure enjoy what he is doing!!! This is the true message of music: enjoy and give people a good time and a smile! THANX JEFF..............GOD BLESS!