Don Wilson of the instrumental band The Ventures has passed away at 88. The co-founder and rhythm guitarist for the band died peacefully in Tacoma, Washington early in the morning on Saturday (January ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the instrumental guitar band The Ventures, has died. He was 88 ...

The influential band's hits included 'Walk, Don't Run' and the theme from 'Hawaii Five-O.' Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band the Ventures, known for 1960s instrumental hits ...

The Ventures were a 1960s surf-rock group. The band's hits included "Walk, Don't Run" and the theme song for "Hawaii Five-O." They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. Guitarist ...

Don Wilson, the last surviving founder and guitarist of pioneering surf-rock group The Ventures, has died at 88, his representative confirmed to USA TODAY. "Don was an inspiration and mentor. He was a ...

Plenty of stellar rock guitarists through the years have been honored posthumously. Some, though, remain underrated. And I happen to think that’s the case for Don Wilson, the rhythm guitarist of the ...

In the early '60s, the Ventures were trailblazers of instrumental rock, inspiring a generation of fledgling musicians -- some of them now famous -- to learn to play the guitar. The Seattle/Tacoma band ...

Don Wilson — whose riffs in the Ventures inspired a generation — is already in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This week, the iconic rhythm guitarist will be recognized much closer to home. Two months ...

Don Wilson, the co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the pioneering instrumental rock quartet the Ventures, died of natural causes at his home in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday (January 22). Wilson’s ...

Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the instrumental guitar band The Ventures, has died. He was 88. Wilson died Saturday in Tacoma of natural causes, surrounded by his four children, The ...

TACOMA — Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the instrumental guitar band The Ventures, surf rockers who helped put Washington state on the rock ‘n’ roll map, has died. He was 88. Wilson ...

Wilson died Saturday in Tacoma of natural causes, surrounded by his four children, The News Tribune reported. The band's hits included "Walk, Don't Run," and the theme song for "Hawaii Five-O." They ...