Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The pioneering surf-rock band The Ventures have been an iconic presence in music and pop culture for 60 years, from their breakout ...

Don Wilson, founding guitarist of legendary instrumental group The Ventures, says his band is the Rodney Dangerfield of rock 'n' roll. "Walk, Don't Run," released in 1960, reached No. 2 on Billboard's ...

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Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band The Ventures, known for 1960s instrumental hits including "Walk, Don't Run," has died at age 75. Don Wilson, the band's other co-founder, told ...

When you’ve been Big in Japan for the past half-century — and are one of America’s most durable, influential and well-liked exports to that country — you get a historic medal from the emperor. On ...

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 ...

Today’s pop music is so dependent on the human voice—whether singing or rapping—that it’s hard to imagine a time when instrumentals could be mainstream hits. In fact, no instrumental has topped the ...

Nokie Edwards, the guitarist whose skills helped define the sound of the Ventures and surf rock, has died. He was 82. With around 100 million estimated record sales, the Ventures — founded in Tacoma ...

Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band the Ventures, passed away on June 14th, the band’s Don Wilson told their native Tacoma, Washington’s News Tribune ...

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 ...