Hi-Fi in Focus

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HI-FI IN FOCUS
 
 
Hi-Fi in Focus  is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1957.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

The band heard a track called Walk, Don’t Run on an album by country guitar virtuoso Chet Atkins called Hi-Fi in Focus and decided that it would make a great single for the group.  The Ventures released “Walk, Don’t Run” on their Blue Horizon label in 1960; it rose to #2 on the charts, behind only “It’s Now or Never” by Elvis Presley.  With Howie Johnson as the group’s new drummer, the band put together their excellent first album, also called Walk, Don’t Run.  When Mel Taylor joined the Ventures on drums in 1962Nokie Edwards became the lead guitarist, with Bob Bogle moving to bass guitar. 

 

(December 2014)

 

Last edited: March 22, 2021