A super read, thanx for sharing.
I just wonder why they didn't include Nokie Edwards, a Native American Cherokee. Nokie probably has done more to inspire people to take up the guitar. The Ventures were extremely popular in their day.
My dear friend of 65 years, the late Nokie Edwards of Ventures fame was full-blooded Cherokee.
Nokie picks on Buddy Holly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHg5qijLFK8