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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The pioneering surf-rock band The Ventures have been an iconic presence in music and pop culture for 60 years, from their breakout hit "Walk Don't Run" to the enduring theme song to Hawaii 5-O to the ...

One of the purest, cleanest sounds of rock music and rock radio departed last Sunday with the death of Bob Bogle, co-founder and longtime signature guitarist of the Ventures. He was 75. Bob Shannon ...

NEW YORK (AFP) - Nokie Edwards, whose surfer-suave guitar with The Ventures helped create the genre of instrumental rock and influenced generations of younger artists, has died, the band said Tuesday ...

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 ...

Don Wilson, the guitarist for the influential instrumental rock band the Ventures, died on Saturday at the age of 88. The musician's family confirmed to PEOPLE that he died peacefully and of natural ...

It’s August and well, surf's up! What better time to check in with one of the founders of The Ventures, whose instrumentals Pipeline, Diamond Head and Walk Don’t Run evoke the ocean scene as much as ...

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 ...

Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. TACOMA, Wash. — Don Wilson, co ...