Nokie Edwards | |
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 Edwards in Nashville at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nole Floyd Edwards |
| Born | May 9, 1935 Lahoma, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | March 12, 2018 (aged 82) Yuma, Arizona, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1958–2017 |
| Formerly of | The Ventures |
Nole Floyd "Nokie" Edwards (May 9, 1935 – March 12, 2018) was an American musician and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was primarily a guitarist, best known for his work with The Ventures,[1] and was known in Japan as the 'King of Guitars'. Edwards was also an actor, who appeared briefly on Deadwood, an American Western drama television series.
- ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, HP (1997). Eiche, Jon F. (ed.). Legends of Rock Guitar. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 22. ISBN 0-7935-4042-9.