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2009 - (Nokie) GPA "Guitar Player Certified Legend
Award"
presented in Nashville TN at the Ryman Auditorium "Life Time Achievement
Award" at Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night.
2008 - ( Nokie ) - Arkansas Traveler - Ambassador of Arkansas -
Know Ye, that the Governor of the State of Arkansas, in the name and by
the authority of the people of said state, as vested in him by the
Constriction and Laws of the State of Arkansas reposing special
recognition for the distinguished accomplishments, does hereby appoint and
commission Nokie Edwards of The Ventures to serve as an Ambassador of Good
Will from Arkansas to the people of other appoint and commission states,
the people of the nations beyond the borders of the United Sates or
wherever this Ambassador of Arkansas may hereafter travel or reside.
2008 - ( The Ventures ) Don Wilson, Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Gerry MaGee,
Mel Taylor was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2008 - ( The Ventures ) The Ventures Day - Governor Christine O Goregaire
of State of Washington proclaimed a Proclamation that March 8th 2008 to be
The Ventures Day in the sate of Washington
2006 - ( The Ventures ) Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for 1960
"Walk don't Run"
2005 - ( Nokie ) Nova Southeast University H. Wayne Husizenga School of
Business and Entrepreneurship gratefully acknowledged Nokie & Judy Edwards
for there on going participation in Dollars for Scholars program.
2005 - ( Nokie ) Nominated for Grammy, "Souther Meets Soul" CD with The
Jordanaires, Art Greenhaw & The Light Crust Doughboys, T- Bird Gordon,
Nokie Edwards,
Second year for Nokie to be one of the elite selected guitar players in
the world to ever be nominated in the Gospel Field of the Grammy's for his
instrumental guitar
playing.
2004 - ( Nokie ) Nominated for Grammy, "20th Century Gospel" CD with The
Jordanaires, Nokie Edwards and Art Greenhaw & The Light Crust Doughboys
Nokie is one of the elite selected guitar players in the world to ever be
nominated in the Gospel Field of the Grammy's for his instrumental guitar
playing.
2004 - ( The Ventures ) Certificate of Commendation by The Foreign
Minister of Japan
in recognition for distinguished achievements in promoting exchanges
between Japan and the United States of America.
2003 - ( Nokie ) Presented the "Key to the City Of Mesquite, Texas" during
The Mesquite Guitar Festival by Mayor Mike Anderson in honor of Nokie's
achievements in the field of music and influence upon Mesquite's Art
Greenhaw.
2001 - ( Nokie ) Plaque for his contribution to Soave Italy for keeping
American music alive in Italy.
2001 - ( Nokie ) Award for his contribution to Country Western Music by
C&R Northwest Country Music Review
2001 - ( Nokie ) Trophy for his New York performance and contribution at
“Guitars For Life”
2001 - ( Nokie) Awarded membership to Thumb and Finger-Style Association
of Kentucky and North Carolina
2001 - ( Nokie ) made Honorary Captain by the Louisa, Kentucky Police
Department
1997 - ( Nokie ) Hand prints at Chambers Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee
1996 - ( The Ventures ) Hand prints in the Rock Walk Hall of Fame in
Hollywood, California
1994 - ( Nokie ) Award of appreciation and deep admiration from Toyako
Onsen Japan and Mayor Masayoshi Okamura for the charity concert which
encouraged cultural exchange and promoting the town as expressed in the
images of Lake Toya with his song First Snow Memory
1984 - ( Nokie ) deputized as “Deputy Sheriff” by the Tennessee Police
Department
1982 - ( Nokie ) made “Honorary Colonel" of The Arkansas State Police
Awards from 1960-1984 "The Venture" & Nokie
One Gold Single ('Walk Don’t Run')
One Gold Single ('Hawaii 5-0')
Five Gold Albums
One Gold Album for the Northwest Hall of Fame
Received the First Gold Eight Track from Japan
Ginza Lights (written by Nokie Edwards in 1964) voted the “All-Time”
Number One Song in Japan in 1994
Responsible for 25% of Liberty Records' total record sales
Award for an unprecedented One Million Albums Sold Each Year from 1961 to
1966
The Ventures sold over One Hundred Million Albums
Only foreign group to ever receive the Prestigious Japanese Grand Prix
Award (only three were given in the history of the record company at that
time)
Double Platinum Sales Award presented to Nokie Edwards commemorating the
sales of more than 2,000,000 copies of MCA records' albums and CD music
from Pulp Fiction.
Okinawa - with sincere appreciation Naha Air Base Teen Club April 8th 1966
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