Skip Moore

Two guitarists from Tacoma, Washington, Bob Bogle and Don Wilson formed a duo in 1958 called the Versatones, later named the Impacts; they began playing dates with a variety of rhythm sections.  Since both band names had already been registered, they changed their name to the Ventures.  After being rejected by a Liberty Records subsidiary called Dolton Records, the two formed their own label, Blue Horizon Records and released a single, “Cookies and Coke”, with Don Wilson on vocals.  Later they added Nokie Edwards (bass guitar) and Skip Moore (drums) and became an instrumental rock band.  

(December 2014)