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 ...

TACOMA, Wash. — 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 ...

There's almost always a few Austin City Limits Music Festival attendees each day who are so psyched to stake out a spot for the headliner that they arrive when gates open and sprint across Zilker Park ...

"It means so much to me that my kids made this," former Ventures guitarist Don Wilson, 87, tells PEOPLE The pioneering surf-rock band The Ventures have been an iconic presence in music and pop culture ...

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 ...

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 ...

He was a founder, with Bob Bogle, of what has been called the best-selling and most influential instrumental band in rock ’n’ roll history. By Neil Genzlinger Don Wilson, co-founder of the ...

Live music and classic cars (of course) will be part of the festival. The music roster for the Tulsa segment of the festival includes The Ventures, who are scheduled to perform at 4 p.m. Saturday, ...

Wilson played rhythm guitar for The Ventures, which with over 100 million records sold, was the best-selling instrumental band of all time. TACOMA, Wash. — Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist ...