By: Paul S Cilwa Posted: 10/14/2026 Page Views: 132 Hashtags: #Music #1960s The Adventures launch a guitar instrumental into orbit. Estimated reading time: 1 minute(s) (110 words) What 1960s' retrospective could forget the great guitar instrumentals of the 1960s? Radio would have been silent without The Ventures, known for hits like "Walk, Don't Run" and the "Hawaii Five-O" theme, and, of course, for "Telstar", their celebration of America's first communications satellite being launched into orbit. Sadly, the Ventures' tracks all sound kind of the same today, to be honest. So, to recreate your feeling of hearing "Telstar" for the first time, here's "Sputnik", which wasn't performed by them. But it could have been! This version is by "The Adventures". Sputnik Your browser does not support the audio element. By Paul S Cilwa · Performed by The Adventures