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Hooked: RJ Ronquillo on The Ventures' "Walk, Don't Run"

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The Nashville-based YouTube sensation who’s slung strings with Carlos Santana and Stevie Wonder digs into the surf and Johnny Smith jazz versions of this ’50s/’60s classic.

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