Carl Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 The Ventures. Wonder if this is better than the Rock Hall, which they made in 2008: The Ventures have made history by becoming the only non-Japanese pop-rock act ever to be honored by the Emperor of Japan. The five members of the veteran Tacoma, Washington-based instrumental band have received Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette medals for "their contribution to the development and enrichment of music culture in Japan, as well as to the promotion of cordial relations between Japan and the United States,†according to a press release issued by the Japanese Consulate in Seattle. The band, best known for Walk, Don't Run and often categorized as surf rock, formed in 1958. The Ventures visited Japan for the first time in 1962 as an opening act and have toured their nearly every year for a total of over 2,400 performances. The band also has several songs dedicated specifically to Japan, where they have a hard core of devoted fans. Seventy-seven-year-old Don Wilson is the only surviving original Venture. Since the Ventures won’t be able to make to Japan to receive the medals from the Emperor himself, the consulate is planning a presentation ceremony for the band in late June to accompany a to-be-announced performance at a Seattle-area venue. http://mccluremusic.com:80/article/Ventures_receive_imperial_honors_from_Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutzpah Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Gee...And I thought "Turning Japanese" by the Vapors had a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 really? you'ld think he would, at very least, give a nod to deep purple for their hit charting single "woman from tokyo" - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 I was thinking KISS, because of how big they are over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Isn't there (wasn't there) a band named Japan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy1104 Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 The band, best known for Walk, Don't Run The Ventures are also known for doing the Hawaii 5-0 theme song. (For those of us old enough to remember that show.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Isn't there (wasn't there) a band named Japan? Or Tokyo Hotel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 The Ventures are also known for doing the Hawaii 5-0 theme song. (For those of us old enough to remember that show.) No, the "Hawaii 5-0 Theme" song was by someone else. I think it was Lalo Schifrin. Lemme look it up. Nope. Morton Stevens And His Orchestra: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O#Theme_song How about Alphaville? They sang "Big In Japan." I guess not big enough to get awarded the honour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutzpah Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 And...How about Deep Purple for "Made In Japan" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 And...How about Deep Purple for "Made In Japan" ? That was my first thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Well, wouldn't rave over a show like this??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Well, (who) wouldn't rave over a show like this??? Quite the electrifying stage presence. "Lock on, Venture boys!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutzpah Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 Well,(who?) wouldn't rave over a show like this??? Actually,That's not a bad band...3 guitarists,1 drummer and no bass player...they can all play too..."Thank you" for the links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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