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NOKIE EDWARDS 1935 - 2018
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Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 1266 San Pedro, CA |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25301 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
Sad day for the instro world. —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1011 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers |
He was such a great guitarist that his music improved my life. I honor and celebrate his life. —Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com |
Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up. |
I have no words. —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
Joined: Dec 05, 2016 Posts: 17 Houston |
RIP Nokie, I’m sure the band in Heaven just got a little more surfy. |
Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 690 San Clemente, CA |
He is gone to a bigger stage, leaving us with beautiful music to listen to and learn from. Alexa, play "Blue Dawn" please...... —Happy Sunsets! Last edited: Mar 12, 2018 17:36:20 |
Joined: Feb 26, 2008 Posts: 540 Copenhagen, Denmark |
Oh man...thanks for all those glorious kick-ass guitar licks, Nokie. One of the finest guitar player ever! My 6 year old often ask me to put the vinyl on with 'I like it like that' with The Ventures. — |
Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2532 Akron, Ohio |
One of the greatest to ever play guitar. —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2061 Virginia, USA |
Ha, Noel. I don't know if that was intentional, but it was a nice bit of levity at a time like this. — Paul |
Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2088 |
I hope guys like him are aware of how much enjoyment and respect the world has for them. RIP! |
Joined: Aug 08, 2015 Posts: 214 Gainesville, Florida |
R.I.P Nokie. |
Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2764 Atlanta, GA |
Nokie, Bob, Mel, and Don wrote the book on this....... Their influence on my generation of guitarists, and many of those who followed is frankly, incalculable. So much of his playing has been preserved for the ages....... We are all so lucky. God Speed, Nokie. Eddie Katcher, forever grateful. —Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? |
Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 1530 Bethlehem, GA |
Everything I learned about playing guitar. I learned from listening to Ventures albums, particularly when Nokie became the lead guitarist. He was the best (and only) guitar teacher I ever had. In 2003 I was fortunate to be on the "Surfin' to Baja" cruise to Ensenada with The Ventures and Los Straitjackets. I was able to tell Nokie that he was the reason I wanted to play the guitar and that even though he didn't know it, he was my teacher. I will never forget the smile on his face and even then, I was certain that he heard the same comment from many other guitarists over the decades. As Eddie Katcher just so eloquently stated, "(The Ventures') influence on my generation, and many of those who followed is, frankly, incalculable". Godspeed, Nokie. I will miss you and please give my best regards to Mel and Bob! —Jack The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005) Last edited: Mar 12, 2018 19:56:59 |
Joined: Apr 01, 2016 Posts: 89 |
Thank you Nokie. RIP. |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19190 Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
There are few people you can genuinely call a legend or a giant. Nokie was one of them. Thanks for all the really great music. RIP. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Last edited: Mar 12, 2018 20:46:40 |
Joined: Oct 06, 2008 Posts: 549 So Cal |
It is very sad news to hear of Nokie's passing today. He was such an influence on so many of us. I still marvel at the finesse he infused in all of his playing, whether it was a simple tune or one of his many show-stopping pieces. I was fortunate enough to have seen him in performance many times including those at the Palomino, NAMM show, Trancas (Malibu) and at the Gibson Amphitheater. He always made the most impressive figure - standing tall in his black cowboy hat and letting his fingers fly whilst flashing the most friendly of smiles. And a friendly fellow he was, always accommodating of us fans. Being a complete fanatic of his playing manifested itself in my choosing the Nokie name as tribute in my SG101 moniker some years ago. Over the next few days I'll be listening to so many of my favorites from his catalog - there's very little of his recorded output that I don't have in my collection. I will forever be inspired by those recordings. RIP Nokie! "Hello Girls!" Last edited: Mar 12, 2018 21:57:49 |
Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 858 New York City area |
Along with Danny Gatton, I'm gonna miss this guy. I'm breaking out the Hitchhiker guitar tonight for a memorial "Walk,Don't Run". |
Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up. |
skeeter wrote:
I didn't realize it could be construed as a pun. Wasn't meant as one. I was am still speechless over this. —This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. |
Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN. |
A sad day, but his legacy will be a lasting one, through the music he leaves behind and the influence he has had on all of us. —http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2061 Virginia, USA |
I knew that. It just struck me since of course he was known for instrumental music. Noel wrote: — Paul |