Fan's Photo - Japan 1973



  BOB SPALDING – THE FIFTH VENTURE They say you can judge a  man by the company he keeps and, if that is so, then Bob Spalding is a musician whose credentials have been established at the very highest level. Bob's association with The Ventures stretches back some thirty years, during which time he has developed the chameleon-like ability to play unerringly in the style of Nokie Edwards, Gerry McGee, Bob Bogle and Don Wilson as and when required. In fact he has deputised for them all, both in the studio and out on the road, and Don Wilson affectionately refers to him as the Fifth Venture. Bob Bogle also wryly observes that, given sufficient rehearsal time, he may be able to stand-in for Leon Taylor on the drums too!
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